From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 17 21:51:14 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 195F91065670 for ; Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:51:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from millenia2000@hotmail.com) Received: from bay0-omc3-s5.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc3-s5.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.190.143]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F07BB8FC0A for ; Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:51:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from BAY165-DS8 ([65.54.190.189]) by bay0-omc3-s5.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:50:08 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [67.166.186.134] X-EIP: [TldDJ1MqvXFSxZNwsRnChA8lW2r7qGaP] X-Originating-Email: [millenia2000@hotmail.com] Message-ID: From: Sean Cavanaugh To: "'Steffen Daode Nurpmeso'" , References: <5057765F.4080001@an3e.de> <50577f0a.TlvZ/9QC1A0IFofPYai2MUvl@dietcurd.wild-life.local> In-Reply-To: <50577f0a.TlvZ/9QC1A0IFofPYai2MUvl@dietcurd.wild-life.local> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:49:05 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQGys0SeHaZqf05D1tSF+gyVV5ErKQJ5ODtLAkSFoQ+XnufTsA== Content-Language: en-us X-OriginalArrivalTime: 17 Sep 2012 21:50:08.0245 (UTC) FILETIME=[678CCA50:01CD951E] Cc: Subject: RE: Providing a default graphical environment on FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:51:14 -0000 -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Steffen Daode Nurpmeso Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 3:51 PM To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Providing a default graphical environment on FreeBSD |> Hi, |> I was wondering about the possibility of FreeBSD to provide an official |> supported graphical environment. What i really miss compared to 4.* and 5.3 (and compared to NetBSD and OpenBSD) is that there is a single package with a known name that can be downloaded and unpacked and you have a X11 environment to go. I have not searched the archives for the "when" and "why" of the decision to drop it. But its absence really hurts me. --steffen _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" /usr/ports/x11/gnome2 /usr/ports/x11/kde/ Etc. I haven't looked but im sure theres equiv for packages too.