By the way , Chrome fits in like it's native and is running hella fast on this DE on my test box. I'm about to crank the ram down and see how low I can get.
On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Andrew Woodhead < andrew.woodhead...@googlemail.com> wrote: > This is kinda surplus, the system is still ubuntu based so the standard > repos can be used to install apps if they are needed. > If the OS is going to be as it says below, you may as well install a > minimal install then have a gui to select apps which can then be installed > off the repos. This however isn't the case, we are trying to make a smalland > efficient distro with a decent amount of functionality without bloating the > system with the likes of evolution, openoffice and firefox. These are fully > installable once the installation has completed but the initial base system > should be slick and quick > > > On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 1:14 AM, C David Rigby <c.david.ri...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> On Mon, 2009-06-29 at 18:40 +0100, Ed Hewitt and several others wrote: >> >> <discussion of "keep it light" or "feature complete" elided> >> >> Restating the obvious, but the engineering trade off is always between >> "ease of use/fully featured" on the one hand and lightweight on the >> other. The necessary criterion is to decide what we really want to >> build, and make it unique and useful enough to attract interest. >> >> I've proposed it before, but I'll say it again as more people are on the >> list now (sorry that I've missed the IRC meetings for the last two weeks >> where the app mix has been the topic of discussion). How about the >> possibility of a very slim base install with the installer offering >> "bundles" to meet individual needs and desires? Something like the >> FreeBSD or Debian text installers comes to mind. >> >> The base installation would be just a command-line, network-capable >> system plus enough of X to get LXDE operational. We would be pushing the >> real work to the installer. The installer, whether text-based or >> grahpical, would need to provide a lot of choices of bundles to >> install. >> >> More importantly, I think the installer should provide something I have >> yet to see. That something is extensive documentation of the choices of >> bundles of applications, and what they mean in terms of system >> performance vs features. It should be organized so that a savvy user >> could bypass the explanations (or load a jumpstart script), but a novice >> would get a detailed explanation of what the choices are and what they >> mean for the final installed system. >> >> My $0.02. >> >> Cheers >> C David Rigby >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: >> https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop<https://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-desktop> >> Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : >> https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop<https://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-desktop> >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: > https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop<https://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-desktop> > Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : > https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop<https://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-desktop> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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