From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 30 15:45:33 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 18CF8106566C for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:45:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tajudd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-px0-f191.google.com (mail-px0-f191.google.com [209.85.216.191]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E16458FC13 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:45:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tajudd@gmail.com) Received: by pxi29 with SMTP id 29so211332pxi.3 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:45:32 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=kcQYaSEnZ6YAEIAbcbncUrBP7hDrKNFVK64GJpIvFSc=; b=owOQT9csEtzJqY0ImDRotSRHct8i14LcEvWON9jaiaMHQlGADzzAg5/yS4F2qPMDyn 6ROgl5NeR+vkalDR+XljsPYQMvbCpKEaTxhvjRii6x6SDsDkzmpj5q28IAy6XUu6vpMy O2vCo6Y/KD6kOG4XrXIQ5SPTk0ljGPIfBUfE4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=wrRtA8xx1wfgtjtXQcGXQGPNaUWVMFciaOXLvcI19kLOhLowq7LysRnLDOPlytvBBh NZh/0H3iIS/rANu7y4GqpAhcrRa5vsZbn+rWF7pVT5QfbMn0SNbVn8wzND6guNA6IBPR 82EWAy0oziw7GNDk28qVVIf5qrLCP3qwYbWjg= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.140.200.14 with SMTP id x14mr2289152rvf.95.1246376732453; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:45:32 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <4A4A2025.9020401@otenet.gr> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:45:32 -0600 Message-ID: From: Tim Judd To: Andrew Gould Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: Custom GNOME-based FreeBSD iso released X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:45:33 -0000 On 6/30/09, Andrew Gould wrote: > 2009/6/30 Manolis Kiagias : >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Hey all, >> >> Continuing the effort in producing custom FreeBSD builds, I am pleased >> to announce a GNOME-based one. >> This includes a complete GNOME 2.26.2 desktop and also the >> gnome-power-tools and gnome-fifth-toe package collections. >> >> As always, feedback is welcome. >> >> Manolis Kiagias > > It would be interesting to see how much demand exists for an > installation DVD with KDE 3.5. (KDE lost a large amount of voter > share in Linux Journal's last Readers' Choice Awards.) > > Does anyone know how long KDE 3.5 will be available in the ports? > (Expecting its eventual demise, I switched to Gnome, then to XFCE4.) > > Andrew When I run KDE, I run KDE4. I'm not asking for someone to generate a KDE3.5 or KDE4 install medium, but where is the line? If we make XFCE4, and Gnome2.26, why not Enlightenment, Blackbox, KDE3.5, KDE4, etc etc etc? Earlier, I made hints at a webGUI install (the install medium would boot into X, basic setup (VESA driver @1024x768, 24 [or 16bit] depth)), run firefox or another lightweight browser (even lynx in the console if X fails to start) on it's own filesystem or over apache. Once network configuration is done, you can pull the data sets for your choice of WM from the internet. I think this has potential, and would offer making it (already started on it), but I think my statements went on deaf ears when addressed to the broad public. So I'll ask again if anyone else would be interested in this. The advantage is that on this webGUI install, you can offer it (secured of course) over the internet for someone more technical to do the install or configuring, including the same post-install configuration that sysinstall offers. Anybody else think it's a good idea? Willing to take suggestions. Would satisfy my "designing" and "creativity" mindset I'm in right now.