Hi Kip, One downside to the plan suggested in the bug is that download times would be increased ( for those who know just want one DE or know which one they want and just want to download that.) (Internet is slow in some parts of the world)
But it would indeed decrease the download time for those who would like to try out the different DEs by removing redundancy in what is downloaded for that scenario. another method to consider is the alternate / minimal installer, which is actually quite efficient, with a beginners (default) mode for new users. (and those that know that they would have an internet connection upon installing.) ________________________________ From: Kip Warner <k...@thevertigo.com> To: jtantog...@yahoo.com Sent: Wednesday, 29 May 2013, 0:39 Subject: [Bug 1055866] Re: Combine all official derivatives differing only in default desktop environment to single distribution Dmitrijs, you are missing the point. The point was not that everyone should be using the same thing, but that we can reduce the number of discs for a specific architecture the general public handles to a single one, while preserving freedom of choice. Available space for the necessary packages on the storage medium is not an issue anymore, now that we are no longer limited to a 700 MB compact disc. ** Summary changed: - Combine all official derivatives differing only in default desktop environment to single distribution + Coalesce some official derivatives to single while preserving freedom of desktop choice -- You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1055866 Title: Coalesce some official derivatives to single while preserving freedom of desktop choice Status in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: Ubuntu currently has a number of official derivatives. These include the following. Xubuntu - Ubuntu with the XFCE desktop environment Ubuntu Studio - Designed for multimedia editing and creation Mythbuntu - Designed for creating a home theatre PC with MythTV Kubuntu - Ubuntu with the K Desktop environment Edubuntu - Ubuntu for education Lubuntu - Ubuntu that uses LXDE It is a good idea to offer users the freedom of choice to select an appropriate derivative, but this can probably be done better by simplifying the number of official derivatives that differ only in the default desktop environment by collapsing them into a single official distribution. Ubuntu Studio, Mythbuntu, and Edubuntu are sufficiently conceptually different enough from one another to warrant separate distributions, whereas Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Xubuntu are all different in the same way. They differ only really based on the default desktop environment. That choice alone perhaps does not warrant the availability and support of distinct distributions. Instead, a single official distribution for all those that differ only in terms of the default desktop environment could give the user a choice during installation time of the default desktop environment to use, leaving Unity as the default as it currently is for vanilla Ubuntu, respecting Canonical's commitment to that desktop environment for new users or for those who are comfortable with the default choice, while providing brief summaries of the other options if the user makes the appropriate selection (e.g. Xfce, Lxde, Gnome, KDE). This has many added benefits, not least of which is the reduction in the number of different types of DVD discs that need to be replicated and only one type that needs to be on hand at Ubuntu community events. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1055866/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1055866 Title: Coalesce some official derivatives to single while preserving freedom of desktop choice To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1055866/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
