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Date:      Mon, 08 Oct 2012 09:44:20 -0400
From:      Kris Moore <kris@pcbsd.org>
To:        freebsd-desktop@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD's very own desktop environment
Message-ID:  <5072D8B4.7040600@pcbsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <BAY002-W160E8076AADCE41A014F65AA890@phx.gbl>
References:  <BAY002-W160E8076AADCE41A014F65AA890@phx.gbl>

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On 10/07/2012 04:52, Alwin Doss wrote:
> Hi All,
>  
> Having a good weekend??? Let me not make it boring I will get straight to the point.
>  
> I have read in FreeBSD documentation, while comparing with the Linux kernel we claim FreeBSD to be a complete operating system which provides not just the kernel but also other utilies surrounding the kernel making it a complete operating system.
> My question is "Why doesn't FreeBSD have it's own desktop environment" something like what Ubuntu Linux is trying to achieve with their Unity Desktop environment.
> In doing so we will carve a niche for ourselves in the end user space.
>  
> What does the forum have to say about this?
>  
> Regards,
> Alwin
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It would be a cool project, but also a HUGE one to undertake. We would
be all for including a BSD-Based desktop, but for the long-term I doubt
it could have all the features of the various DEs, such as KDE, GNOME,
XFCE, LXDE, etc, so that would mean we have to keep offering all of the
above in order to not leave anybody out :)

-- 
Kris Moore
PC-BSD Software
iXsystems




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