From owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 23 16:46:43 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8785916A4CE for ; Thu, 23 Sep 2004 16:46:43 +0000 (GMT) Received: from priv-edtnes46.telusplanet.net (defout.telus.net [199.185.220.240]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 187F943D3F for ; Thu, 23 Sep 2004 16:46:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from james@icionline.ca) Received: from [192.168.1.5] (really [142.179.173.230]) by priv-edtnes46.telusplanet.netESMTP <20040923164640.JWNM2502.priv-edtnes46.telusplanet.net@[192.168.1.5]>; Thu, 23 Sep 2004 10:46:40 -0600 From: James Earl To: Benjamin Lutz In-Reply-To: <20040923175117.41f013c5.benlutz@datacomm.ch> References: <20040922111841.GA9943@aoi.wolfpond.org> <20040923175117.41f013c5.benlutz@datacomm.ch> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1095958016.3677.132.camel@tech.icionline.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 10:46:56 -0600 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Plans for after FreeBSD-5.3-RELEASE. X-BeenThere: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: GNOME for FreeBSD -- porting and maintaining List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 16:46:43 -0000 On Thu, 2004-09-23 at 09:51, Benjamin Lutz wrote: > As for making KDE and Gnome into more of a "FreeBSD Desktop" (you've > mentioned themes), I think it's a great idea. However, I'm sure I'm not > the only one who likes the fact that FreeBSD provides the "vanilla > version" of those two Desktop Environments, as opposed, for example, to > the heavily modified KDE that SuSE ships. So may I suggest that you make > your efforts here optional? Something like this maybe: > > cd /usr/ports/x11/kde; make install # Installs "FreeBSD Desktop" > > cd /usr/ports/x11/kde; make install -DWITH_VANILLA # Installs Vanilla KDE > > > Benjamin That's one thing that I've always loved about FreeBSD / FreeBSD ports... that they almost always give you a "vanilla installation." I don't think FreeBSD artists should be scared off though. Anything that is high quality will likely be embraced by FreeBSD and non-FreeBSD desktop users. I visit art.gnome.org daily to see if there's anything new and cool! James