Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 13:58:48 -0600 From: Vulpes Velox <kitlists@hotpop.com> To: ".VWV." <victorvittorivonwiktow@interfree.it> Cc: Vulpes Velox <kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com> Subject: Re: the unix desktop was possible once Message-ID: <20031109135848.3eebea37.kitlists@hotpop.com> In-Reply-To: <000701c3a6d9$5aafca90$9bfc2dd5@workstation> References: <000a01c3a59e$429ce460$7baeabd4@workstation> <20031108113432.35b59671.kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com> <3FAD2AA1.5060500@potentialtech.com> <000701c3a6d9$5aafca90$9bfc2dd5@workstation>
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On Sun, 9 Nov 2003 16:51:34 +0100 ".VWV." <victorvittorivonwiktow@interfree.it> wrote: > > Bill Moran wrote: > > > What would you need in the way of hosting to get this rolling? > > I post the last message here about this matter, for further details it would > be better we post to 'freebsd-chat' or 'freebsd-stable'. Let me know what > you'll eventually choose. > > In my opinion, the best thing would be an official FreeBSD desktop release > of the packages contained in 4.6.2 or 4.7, excluding gtk 2.x for a while, > which could be based either on a 4.x or on a 5.x operating system. > If this shouldn't seem realistic, the only way is the 'adoption' of the > desktop above by a private enterprise, because there is a lot to do to pack > an ordinated installation, ready for the end users. At the beginning, a free > hosting could also be useful. Why not use 4.9 or 4stable? I see no problem using gtk or gtk+. As long as qt is advioded I don't see any real problems. Free hosting is largely a must... look how much various linuxs have managed to totally bungle the idea of creating a desktop by being commercial. > I don't think it would be necessary to modify the installation tools, which > still work like a clock, rather than making a good choice of the useful > packages. 'End-user' should be intended for longer as a person who reads the > manuals and knows the command-line [better than me], on a unix system. Installation tools are cool. Some nicer config tools would go a long way thought. I am currently working on one to make kernel builds simpler.
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