Hi Stefan,
Am Sat, Sep 16, 2023 at 08:05:28AM + schrieb Stefan Kropp:
> Hello all,
>
> I would like to work / help on the "Debian Desktop" project. I
> made some notes on the wiki [1].
Thanks a lot for your effort.
> There were some discussion in the past. E.g. we do have a "xfce
> task". I think a "Debian Desktop" should be more than "just" an
> Windows Manager / Desktop Manager. A dedicate task / team to
> provide a Window Manager / Desktop Manager is a very important
> part. But based on this work, I think we need to add some more
> applications and configuration to provide a user friendly system.
> Where I think Blends come in.
>
> There was also a discussion on IRC, GNOME may the "standard" of
> Debian. I think there is no problem by providing different
> desktop environments. I dedicated to use xfce, because I think
> it's a nice and "small" Desktop Manager. I think it also nice for
> people coming from other operating system.
>
> What I did,...
>
> I create a project called "marlin". [2] This project has a
> "desktop"-task. This task provides the desktop manager (xfce) and
> a set of application which I think would be very helpful (like
> calculator, clock, office suite, pdf reader,... and also system
> tools).
>
> Maybe we can provide some "extra"-tasks to let the user install
> more useful packages based on the need. E.g. the user likes to
> work with internet, multimedia, graphic applications, there will
> be the possibility to install it.
>
> The marlin-desktop could be used to build a live system and be
> able to let the user select it via installation (netinstall). The
> "extra" packages can be installed later, if it's the users wish.
Without having checked the repository your description what
you did sounds sensible.
> What I would like to do,...
>
> I would like to continue with this project. I'm not happy with
> the name "merlin", maybe somebody has a better idea. :)
>
> Would be nice if somebody can look into [2] an can check if this
> will technically work and there are not "concept"-issues. If it's
> looks good, I think I can go head (e.g. add more applications and
> system tools).
ENOTIME for fürther inspection from my side, sorry.
Good luck with your effort
Andreas.
> [1] https://wiki.debian.org/DebianDesktop/Discussion
> [2] https://salsa.debian.org/StefanKropp/marlin
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