On Wed, 17 May 2006 08:48:21 -0400 "|^ `/ () () | ( (-) |" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 5/3/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Well, if that's what Xubuntu is all about, then it would appear that I've > done barked up the wrong tree. I just find myself at great odds with the > idea and the attempt to make Ubuntu or Xubuntu "like Windows". Therefore > I'll simply go back to Debian and get what I'm looking for... besides, many > of the Ubuntu/Xubuntu developers' improvements do find their way in one form > or another back into improvements to Debian. I just hope that the current > Debian testing will support my hardware as effortlessly as did Xubuntu and > Ubuntu. > > You see, I like not to be forced to delve into manual configuration of > everything up an installation; at the least it's anticlimatic. But if what > I'm getting at the end of the install isn't what I thought it'd be, then all > bets are off. I thought that Xubuntu's loyalty was greater towards XFCE than > Ubuntu, and while this thread has found like-minded support, it has also > found criticism proving to me that Xubuntu's main desire is primarily to > create Ubuntu's little brother that can run on old crap hardware and could > care less about the software it uses. > > > > The description of Xubuntu on xubuntu.org says: > Xubuntu is a complete GNU/Linux based system with an Ubuntu base. It's > lighter, and more efficient than Ubuntu with GNOME or KDE, since it uses the > Xfce Desktop environment, which makes it ideal for old or low-end machines, > as well as thin-client networks. > > Perhaps I should have read more into the fact that XFCE is scarcely > mentioned as an afterthought like, "Oh yeah by the way we use XFCE for > this." Why even bother mentioning it if no respect or loyalty is shown in > the final product? I mean it's not like some n00b cares what the underlying > deskop environment is. > > > > By the way, you guys in the outback should really upgrade your hardware. I think Xubuntu is quite loyal towards Xfce - ubuntu lite should also be called IceUbuntu for loyality reasons. I think it's ok with the intention of giving Ubuntu experience for users of legacy HW. I just like the original look better and thought the breezy way will be kept, but I agree with the devs' arguments. bastya_elvtars -- xubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel
