On Sat, Apr 05, 2014 at 07:57:50PM +0200, Josselin Mouette wrote: > Could you please sum up those discussions and explain what kind of > changes you would consider to be productive? I can sum up the discussions that were had last time on debian-devel for you, at least as I remember them. * XFCE fits on one installation CD, which is relevant for those people who have slow or expensive Internet access (which is many parts of the developing world). The older machines which may be more likely to be in use in those areas may not have a DVD drive, or downloading 4 GB for a DVD may be prohibitive in time or cost. * It works better on older and less powerful machines[0]. * Some people claim that the interface is more familiar for non-technical people coming from other operating systems. This is the subject of much debate, however. * Similarly, some people dislike the GNOME shell interface and prefer a more traditional desktop environment[1]. * There were concerns about accessibility support, "particularly for the blind"[2]. [0] I have personally found this to be the case. I've had older machines where GNOME simply took up too many resources and was sluggish, but XFCE ran fine. [1] The very existence of MATE provides some support for this argument, at least. [2] http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=tasksel/tasksel.git;a=commitdiff;h=dfca406eb694e0ac00ea04b12fc912237e01c9b5 -- brian m. carlson / brian with sandals: Houston, Texas, US +1 832 623 2791 | http://www.crustytoothpaste.net/~bmc | My opinion only OpenPGP: RSA v4 4096b: 88AC E9B2 9196 305B A994 7552 F1BA 225C 0223 B187
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