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Re: [Pkg-xfce-devel] Reverting to GNOME for jessie's default desktop



On 08/08/2014 01:50 PM, Andrew Kelley wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 10:44 AM, Tiago Bortoletto Vaz <tiago@acaia.ca>
> wrote:
> 
>> On 08/08/2014 12:00 PM, Marco d'Itri wrote:
>>> I see a solution that would satisfy everybody: whoever is interested in
>>> supporting this kind of situations could build CD images appropriate for
>>> them, and everybody else who does not live in the worst connected parts
>>> of the third world can continue using a modern desktop as usual.
>>>
>>
>> I'd suggest something similar, but in the opposite way you did, so I'd
>> be more confident on calling Debian "the universal operating system".
> 
> 
> The worst connected parts of the third world is the exception to the rule.
> Requiring edge cases to download a non-default setup does not prevent
> Debian from being "the universal operating system". I am more concerned
> about appearing outdated and irrelevant to the more modern parts of the
> world. The default should be a "modern desktop" experience.
> 

Xfce is "modern desktop" experience.

-- 
tiago


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