>----- Original Message -----
>From: Stephanie Daugherty
>To: hellekin ; dng@???
>Sent: Monday, February 29, 2016 12:12 PM
>Subject: Re: [DNG] A heads up about xfce's future
>
>Just to clarify about "default" desktop environment and what that actually
>means.
>
>The "default" desktop environment is the one that gets squeezed onto the
>first CD/DVD of a set of installation media, as well as the one that's
>installed if you just click "desktop >environment" in tasksel without
>specifying. As far as Debian has been concerned, that's all it means. It
>provides a strong suggestion to live CD/DVD creators of what desktop to
> >include, but no guarantee anyone will follow that suggestion. I'm assuming
>the same thing will hold true for Devuan.
>
>The constraint of "what fits on the first installation disk" may not matter
>to the bulk of users, but it's an important one for people with metered
>internet, intermittent internet >connectivity, or no internet connectivity
>at all. This means the first disk should be able to produce a working,
>fully functional desktop or server installation for as many users and
> >situations as possible, with or without internet connectivity.
>
>Now, as to criteria for a default desktop environment, that's a bit more
>subjective, but I personally believe in the following
>
>- an interface that is instantly familiar to the broadest possible number
>of users - that means a start/applications menu, taskbar, and system tray,
>icons on the desktop, >maximize/minimize/close buttons on windows, etc
>
>- compact enough to not squeeze out other things that we really want on the
>first installation disc
>
>- should not pull in unwanted or bulky dependencies
>
>- does it pass the "phone support test" - how hard will it be to walk your
>90 year old technophobe hard of hearing grandmother through fixing wifi
>over a phone line with heavy >static?
>
>It's very important to remember that criteria for a default desktop
>environment are not necessarily criteria for *your* preferred desktop
>environment. A "least common >denominator" choice here is probably the best
>choice, because whatever we choose as default needs to work for ALL users,
>not just technical ones.
>

+1

Best regards
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