hi Holger,

On Mon, 21 Nov 2011, Holger Beetz wrote:
> Suggestion:

> Use SLIM or GDM for letting the user select the desktop environment
> at bootup.

yes. actually I don't know yet this slim, must have a look since GDM
is definitely too complex for such a little task... I've been using
XDM in dyne:II, but it lacks the selection widget.

> As for the "standard" desktop I am still unsure if Gnome 2.0 is a
> smart move. Gnome 2 is pretty much a dead end in regard to
> development.

I've been told by more people it is so and also the discussion here
lead to a general sentimento to switch which I'll respect

> I found XFCE a valuable replacement for Gnome and switched all my
> PCs over to XFCE as desktop environment. I would rather not invest
> any work in Gnome 2 anymore.

XFCE is something we all loved in dyne:II, while LXDE is also a valid
alternative. I'll meet fruity in two days and we'll discuss about
this, he knows LXDE better than me, in general I guess the ideal
scenario would be a selection with a well configured XFCE by default
and then other choices as LXDE, openbox, fluxbox, awesome and
ratpoison for instance, also evilwm why not :) these alternatives are
all very lightweight.

ciao
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