I have a better idea. let's /not/ ship gnome, and ship KDE instead. It's a far superior & more integrated desktop environment, and one that windows users ( the largest platform out there ) are most likely to feel comfortable in
On 6/22/07, Glynn Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey, > > Tackling one little bit at a time - will reply to some of your other points > separately. > > Dave Miner wrote: > > I would suggest that you explicitly *not* work on a package list, and > > instead work on a functionality list that's specific about what > > capabilities the user expects in a "core install" and "desktop > > environment". That'll make for requirements that we can evaluate > > alternatives against, rather than a prescriptive list of "deliver this > > specific package", which is an implementation detail. > > Okay, given that I'm not going to get this out in one go, here's the X and > Desktop Environment level functional list, which is a little bit closer to > home > and involves less thought from my point of view. I'll try and work on the rest > of the stack over the weekend, and I know it's likely that you care about that > part more. > > If anyone wants to suggest bits missed, or help provide a list for some of the > other functionality, please feel free. > > GNOME Desktop Environment > ========================= > Specific Applications > o Firefox Web Browser > o Thunderbird Email Client > o OpenOffice Productivity Suite > o Pidgin Instant Messaging > o Rhythmbox Music Player, supports free formats > o GNOME System Tools - User, Network, Time & Date, Sharing, Services > o Basic utilities - Calculator, Archive Manager, Character Map, Text Editor, > Image Viewer, Screenshot, Document Viewer, Terminal, Performance Monitor, > o Panel/File Manager - Desktop Preferences > o GIMP Image Editor > o CD Ripper/Creator > > Common Tasks > o Read/Write email > o View/Add/Edit calendar appointments and reminders > o View/Write/Edit document/spreadsheet/presentation > o Browse the web > o Print document > o Find files/documents/emails etc.. > o Listen to music > o Transfer photos from camera to disk and vice-versa > o Catalog/Edit your photos > o Transfer music from player to disk and vice-versa > o IM your friends > > Specific Requirements > o Localized in 10 languages (de, es, fr, it, ja, ko, pt_BR, sv, zh_CN, zh_TW) > o No need for developer utilities or header files on default install > o Accessibility not expected to work out of the box initially > > Xorg > ==== > Specific Components/Extensions/Drivers > o Xorg (7.3 preferable) > o Xrandr (1.2), Xrender, Xdamage, Xfixes, Xcursor, Xcomposite > o Hardware acceleration preferable with known caveats about > closed-source drivers > o Current set of video drivers included with Xorg known to be > compatible (and working) with Solaris. > (apm, ark, ast, ati, chips, cirrus, cyrix, dummy, glint, > i128, i740, i810, intel, mga, neomagic, nsc, nv, > rendition, s3, s3virge, savage, siliconmotion, sis, > tdfx, tga, trident, tseng, vesa, vga, via, vmware, wsfb) > > > Glynn > _______________________________________________ > indiana-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss > -- PGP Public Key 0x437AF1A1 Availiable on hkp://pgp.mit.edu _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
