Quoting Paul Wise (2014-11-25 01:26:54) > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 11:49 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: > >> My statement was more to effect that Gnome3 is an unacceptable user >> experience. As I don't have good connectivity I'll have to wait until >> Jessie becomes stable and I can purchase a complete DVD set to try >> MATE. I may go with LXDE but haven't determined if I can tweak it to >> do thing "my way". > > You can try jessie now, no need to wait a few months. Also no need to > purchase a full DVD set, the first DVD contains MATE. You can also > just apt-get install mate-desktop-environment over the Internet. Not sure if related, but Richard mentioned need for modem support and not other forms of network management ... >> I find utilities to be such am personal choice that an installer >> should NOT install a default selection. > > Hmm, ok. I mostly saw Debian Pure Blends as ways to get the same > common setup as a group of people interested in a specific thing, > rather than a way to get a Debian system that is deeply personal and > different to everyone else. Jonas? It only makes sense to distribute blends with Debian that is likely to be of use to more than a single person, but I see nothing wrong in calling it a blend even if solely used by one individual. :-) ...and so far the needs Richard describe sounds relevant for a larger group. - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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