From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 8 21:45:46 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A496316A4CE for ; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 21:45:46 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp2.bahnhof.se (smtp2.bahnhof.se [213.80.101.12]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2469343D2D for ; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 21:45:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mark.rowlands@mypost.se) Received: from mfilter2.bahnhof.se (mail.bahnhof.se [213.136.33.1]) by re-injector-s2.bahnhof.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0B7A899D5; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 22:45:45 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost (mfilter2.local [127.0.0.1]) by re-injector2.bahnhof.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id 619FFAA529; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 22:45:45 +0100 (CET) Received: from smtp4.bahnhof.se ([213.136.33.1]) by localhost (mfilter2.bahnhof.se [10.0.1.22]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 23780-05-2; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 22:45:45 +0100 (CET) Received: from pcmarpxy.mwrwin2k.se (81-170-150-191.bahnhofbredband.net [81.170.150.191]) by smtp4.bahnhof.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C0B1195A0A; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 22:45:44 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost (localhost.mwrwin2k.se [127.0.0.1]) by pcmarpxy.mwrwin2k.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4BDE3ACBE4; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 22:46:12 +0100 (CET) Received: from pcmarpxy.mwrwin2k.se ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (pcmarpxy.mwrwin2k.se [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 07212-03; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 22:46:11 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost.mwrwin2k.se (localhost.mwrwin2k.se [127.0.0.1]) by pcmarpxy.mwrwin2k.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6CA0AAC801; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 22:46:11 +0100 (CET) From: Mark Rowlands To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 22:46:09 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.7.2 References: <20050208145219.491D143D39@mx1.FreeBSD.org> <11935.203.51.156.53.1107878311.squirrel@mailbox.TU-Berlin.DE> In-Reply-To: <11935.203.51.156.53.1107878311.squirrel@mailbox.TU-Berlin.DE> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200502082246.10596.mark.rowlands@mypost.se> X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at bahnhof.se X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.494 tagged_above=-999 required=9 tests=AWL, BAYES_00, LG_4C_2V_3C, RCVD_IN_NJABL_DUL, RCVD_IN_SORBS_DUL, TW_XF X-Spam-Level: cc: Peter Ross Subject: Re: The case for FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: mark.rowlands@mypost.se List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 21:45:46 -0000 > For several years now I am using FreeBSD servers but only recently I tried > to install a well-configured desktop system. A well-defined metaport to > get a typical office/home user desktop (e.g. including OpenOffice, maybe > asking for alternatives during the installation) would be nice, and > integration of new installed ports into a limited number of desktop > environments (e.g. that they appear in the desktop menus and folders). > Maybe for KDE, Gnome and something a little bit more lightwight (to me it > seems xfce is the most popular one) > cd /usr/ports/misc/instant-workstation