Hi, On 24/10/13 at 16:40 +0100, Steve McIntyre wrote: > Hi folks, > > This goes back to during the wheezy release cycle. There was a little > discussion around a change in tasksel [1], but rather too late in the > day for the change to make sense. Now we have rather more time, I > feel. Let's change the default desktop for installation to xfce. > > This would mean: > > * Make the tasksel change stick > > * Tweak CD and installer builds: > + change what happens with no desktop selected to use xfce instead > of Gnome (netinst, DVD, BD etc.) > + Add an explicitly-named Gnome CD#1 > + Remove the explicitly-named XFCE CD#1 > > Pros: > > * CD#1 will work again without size worries > > * Smaller, simpler desktop > > * Works well/better on all supported kernels (?) > > * Does not depend on replacing init > > Cons: > * <please fill in here>
What's the the status of XFCE regarding accessibility? That was a big strengh of GNOME for a long time, though I've heard rumors (sorry not to be more specific) that gnome-shell has some unsolved issues in that regard, which is a problem since GNOME classic/fallback mode is gone in 3.8. Even if not a strong requirement, I like the idea of an accessible default Debian desktop. Lucas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20131024163152.gb20...@xanadu.blop.info
