On 08/08/2007, Tim Hull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm a new (though fairly knowledgeable) Debian user and possibly a > prospective developer. Anyway, though I do like Debian a lot, one thing is > obvious - it lags somewhat behind as a desktop (or laptop) distribution as > compared to many other distributions (notably Ubuntu, which is of course > based on Debian). > > Anyway, I'm curious - what are the plans for Lenny to help bridge this > gap? I have heard the DPL's statements about "making Debian sexy", and I'm > wondering what the plans are and how I can get involved. A few particular > areas of interest for me are: > > * Making laptop frequency scaling/suspend/etc work "out of the box" when > Laptop task is installed >
We already have this on the desktop, from what I can see (there is evidence of a scaling-module-loading-thingummy running on boot) * Installing all (free) codecs that are commonly used by default in the > Desktop task (FAAC is one that comes to mind as one that could be added, as > it is in main now) > A good idea, but this might swell the CDs beyond what is desirable. * Simplifying debian-installer for new users (this could include by > streamlining the steps as well as having an Ubuntu-like 1-CD live installer) > The Ubuntu installer is a horrible mistake IMO. The installer is streamlined as much as is possible, and we already have a perfectly good live cd project (debian live.) * De-uglifying the default fonts - currently, many applications in Debian > use poor-quality fonts or even *bitmap fonts*. > Which programs are these? The default for GTK is Bitstream Vera Sans (or clone), which is perfectly good. * Simplify installation of out-of-tree kernel modules, possibly by adapting > Ubuntu's Restricted Manager to work with m-a. Non-free drivers would *only* > be displayed if non-free is in the sources.list. > This is a good idea. Simplifying the installation of non-free graphics card drivers should also be a priority, though not to the extent Canonical are currently planning. -- Ben Goodger B.F. Goodger, Age 16½
