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To: Zhihao Yuan <lichray@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Providing a default graphical environment on FreeBSD
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In message <CAGsORuBqiodwt_EmVqB+fO=tgOVeZOERopSE2y=mLa8Jp6ZOjQ@mail.gmail.com>
, Zhihao Yuan writes:

>Well, let's make it more straightforward. I hope people can agree with
>this: a default, officially supported modern desktop environment is
>essential to FreeBSD.

No, it is not.

It would certainly be nice to have as an option, but I would hate
to have to deal with it, when I squeeze FreeBSD into embedded systems
which have neither graphics outputs nor keyboard or mouse inputs.

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