Manoj Joseph wrote: > Darren Kenny wrote: > >> Ubuntu have GNOME, but they also have Kubuntu, which is the same base OS with >> KDE as the default - there is no reason that once Indiana is out there that >> you >> couldn't manage a minor fork, using KDE as the main desktop instead of GNOME >> - I >> feel that people tend to get too sensitive about the default desktop, when in >> reality this is simply a choice that you can make when you log in... >> > > I guess I disagree. > > Remember the browser war in the 90s? Internet Explorer had an edge > because it was available by default on all Windows desktops. Netscape > could just not beat that.] > Also Netscape forgot to improve. Netscape v4 was around way too long.
> If you package Gnome with Indiana, the vast majority will just go with > it, IMHO. > If it suits their needs then really what is the problem. > I personally could not care about which window manager gets in as > default. But since this is supposed to be a community distro, how about > a vote? John has been calling for one for quite a while now. :) > There is currently only 2 working Desktops as OpenSolaris projects hosted on OpenSolaris.org. If you want to vote for something else, then please contribute, support etc. Yes, John has been calling for a vote for quite a while. I assume he will soon contribute to a desktop project of his choice so once his favored desktop reaches the level of Solaris integration of Gnome, then his call for a vote might carry some weight. Also I think one thing that people forget is, if Indiana comes with applications like Firefox, OpenOffice etc, then half on Gnome will need to be included anyway. Doug _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list indiana-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
