-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:49:14 +0100 Oliver Brakmann <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > On 2011-01-07 21:41, Charlie Kravetz wrote: > > I don't think we can compete directly, ram for ram, cpu for modern cpu, > > hard drive space, etc. > > At this point I'd just like to mention that it's the year 2011. Even a > five year old system will have a 2Ghz CPU (maybe even dual-core), at > least one Gig of RAM and a 250GB hard drive. At which point do you > think it might be feasible to drop the "Xubuntu is for under-powered > machines" thing? Thank you for bringing that up. Anyone up to the job of marketing and writing about Xubuntu not being for those machines only? > > > I think we have to stand as an alternative to > > Gnome, and if a review does not favor that, maybe that review is not > > the one to show. > > > > As for using Gnome, the recommendation may be valid, but Ubuntu Natty > > will not have Gnome 3, and will default to Unity. > > Well, considering this, how about you shift your priorities away from > the low-end systems thing, and instead focus on those users that like > Gnome the way it is now (panel-based user interface) and don't want any > social network-aware, everything-is-in-the-cloud GUI? > > (yeah, I know that Natty will still offer the Gnome panel interface. But > it won't be as polished, will slowly bit-rot, and bugs with it will have > a lower priority.) > > Regards, > Oliver > > PS: I've been using Xubuntu since the Breezy days and, while it's > awesome, the most annoying thing about it is the apparent need to change > the set of default applications every six months. Why do that? > Stick to one thing, and improve those parts that need tending to! > > PPS: I do appreciate that the default applications are Recommends: and > not Depends: of xubuntu-desktop anymore. That was a good move! > > I agree wholeheartedly with the idea that we should not jump to do things just because of a single review. We need to evaluate what is best for the Xubuntu users, not the magazine/blog reviewers. - -- Charlie Kravetz Linux Registered User Number 425914 [http://counter.li.org/] Never let anyone steal your DREAM. [http://keepingdreams.com] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNJ55SAAoJEFNEIRz9dxbA8hcIAJfD66oUDWBVA0bZYibrUOhM gZgASyI1aDFfQE8pYteXYbjgoyLlRzvAKKuxdWYJ4ARNMDziX/G0ZLZzbuEgfjeU VezXlN+pqZIVwlJE6MHE3+YxkeJC8qGxMMhphVaJlbeN4xHDa/3qLY0+jmVL2am5 xhUDxFtOK/+1m1ENT8OygnXxIhSA33FQ3yxO6jvYy5hbWqRJ6jhmwfi8vYFNo6YS XXQowyH3A/2yakboCqbNYdcWhgudxLT8wA8Hw6ywIl3Zg/Esi7qCi8ku7asbSgbG 475zZdKt6f4m2WI8KO9AkJH2PnOmiOXyTHelOAdo1Jm0+MQZiT2iPYSqU6ty/pw= =ew/3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- xubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel
