I agree, that this is a very good idea. So either to include it into standard Lubuntu, or to have a special flavour, if there is not space enough on the standard 'CD' iso file, or a 'DVD' iso file, where more software can be bundled. It is very common to install from a USB drive anyway, and the 'DVD' iso file size is OK for most pendrives today. Usually a 'DVD' iso file is less than 4 GB, often even less than 2 GB.
Nio On 2013-04-26 02:05, Fernando Botelho wrote: > Julien, > > I like everything you brought up. Can we add accessibility to the core > objectives? > > I can bring testers, translators, and even coders to help. I just need > to know that we can include the approximate 15% of the world population > that has some kind of disability. > > Thanks, > > Fernando > > > On 04/25/2013 08:52 PM, Julien Lavergne wrote: >> Hi, >> >> First and following Phill, I want to thank you all for this 13.04 >> release. Releases after releases, it seems to go smoother than the >> last one :-) >> >> However, it's time to think about the future. During the last cycle, >> there were a lot of news from Canonical about the future of Ubuntu. >> Lubuntu is part of the family, so every big changes in Ubuntu affect >> Lubuntu. However, and I want to make it clear for anyone : Lubuntu is >> a community project, with its own release schedules, its own choices … >> >> That's said, let's go with some ideas :-) What I'm going to say, it's >> a very long proposal, open for discussions. But discussions mean >> arguments if you have another opinion ;-) >> >> Next steps are 13.10, and 14.04 which should be a LTS version for >> Ubuntu. Last LTS (12.04), I considered that we were not ready for such >> commitment. I was also unsure of the work needed to make a good LTS. >> With more experience, I have now a better vision of this goal. >> >> So, let's make it simple, I would like Lubuntu 14.04 to be a LTS version. >> >> But claiming we want a LTS its' not enough. First, we need to make it >> stable enough, so we can safely claim it's a LTS, because people who >> install a LTS want a stable system. But, I also would like to make it >> sexy enough to be proud of it, to make people happy to recommend it. I >> would like to make it THE release of Lubuntu, the reference of all >> Lubuntu releases. To achieve it, I have several goals in mind, items >> that I consider we need to finish for the LTS, and I think we can >> finish them : >> >> - Finish lxsession, to make the system fully customizable and able to >> run minimal set of applications by default (I'll talk about it later, >> when you will be able to test it properly). >> - Fully translatable : it's vital to make it available in a maximum of >> languages >> - Artwork : finish the icon theme for a GTK environment, finish the >> other pieces of the artwork and its integration, to make Lubuntu even >> more beautiful >> >> Another item I would like to add, but I'm not sure we will be able to >> make it, it's an off-line documentation, or a nice manual. >> >> Of course, we need also the usual bug fixes and small improvements >> everywhere, but the main focus should be on those topics. >> >> Also, soon we will need to decide which applications we want in this >> LTS. We should do it in an other discussion, but it's the right time >> to do big changes if we consider they are good. >> >> Considering all the big changes which may happen for 13.10, I'm also >> thinking of the possibility to not do a proper 13.10 release, >> depending of the state of 13.10 after all the big structural changes, >> and near feature freeze. Again, it can be reconsidered in due time, >> but we may keep this in mind. I'm prepared to drop 1 release if we can >> do a very good 14.04 LTS. >> >> And after 14.04 ? >> >> Well, you probably know that Canonical is pushing for a Qt switch over >> GTK, but also by changing it's display manager (MIR). You may know >> also that LXDE is thinking about switching to Qt too, by joining >> forces with Razor-qt desktop environment. All those changes may be an >> opportunity to start another adventure, using Razor-qt as a base. It's >> also a reason to release 14.04 as a LTS, because it could be the final >> release with LXDE and GTK. We will also be free to make very big >> changes for 14.10, because we know we have a LTS behind to recommend, >> for a long time. >> >> To prepare this, I'll also work on a specific session (call QLubuntu, >> pronounce it “Cute Lubuntu” ;-)), to test during 13.10 and 14.04, if >> the option to go with Qt is possible. >> >> So, what do you think about it ? :-) >> >> Regards, >> Julien Lavergne >> > -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
