From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from <gentoo-dev+bounces-38242-garchives=archives.gentoo.org@lists.gentoo.org>) id 1N2YzN-00029A-Dk for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:28:37 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3FC20E0A69; Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:28:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from IMPaqm2.telefonica.net (impaqm2.telefonica.net [213.4.129.22]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFC9DE0A69 for <gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org>; Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:28:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: from IMPmailhost4.adm.correo ([10.20.102.125]) by IMPaqm2.telefonica.net with bizsmtp id xX6n1c01R2iL0W23MbUbvC; Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:28:35 +0100 Received: from jesgue.homelinux.org ([78.136.66.163]) by IMPmailhost4.adm.correo with BIZ IMP id xbUL1c0073XLmEe1kbUXCD; Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:28:35 +0100 X-TE-authinfo: authemail="i92guboj.terra.es" |auth_email="i92guboj@terra.es" X-TE-AcuTerraCos: auth_cuTerraCos="cosuitera01" Precedence: bulk List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org> List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-dev+help@lists.gentoo.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gentoo-dev+unsubscribe@lists.gentoo.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gentoo-dev+subscribe@lists.gentoo.org> List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail <gentoo-dev.gentoo.org> X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:28:15 +0100 From: =?UTF-8?Q?Jes=C3=BAs_Guerrero?= <i92guboj@terra.es> To: <gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org> Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] Splitting desktop profile to KDE and GNOME In-Reply-To: <225000070910261252t16155c78s5461c1f13fff406d@mail.gmail.com> References: <200910241542.17701.reavertm@gmail.com> <4AE582D0.7080405@allenjb.me.uk> <op.u2facpshagyv58@zeerak> <225000070910261252t16155c78s5461c1f13fff406d@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <86cdfc0186b58a62f07bc32572020e16@localhost> X-Sender: i92guboj@terra.es User-Agent: RoundCube Webmail/0.3-stable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: 717a7a95-533c-4e8a-b0ef-24aa7750bd9e X-Archives-Hash: 2e5fe16e5344edac0589abfce575aa5a On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:52:04 +0200, Alex Alexander <wired@gentoo.org> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 21:42, Zeerak Waseem <zeerak.w@gmail.com> wrote= : >> having to choose a profile, gives less time for the wavering user >=20 > Why all the fuss? No-one said we're removing the plain "desktop" > profile, we're simply adding *more* options. >=20 > If you want generic DE options pre-enabled, choose the desktop profile. > If you *know* you only need KDE as your DE, choose KDE, > If you *know* you only need GNOME as your DE, choose GNOME, > If you need both or can't decide, either choose Desktop and add the > USE flags yourself or use both profiles together. >=20 > Beats enabling default USE flags without asking you :) My personal definition of bloat: "to add complexity for no real gain on features". Adding a profile just because it's a cool way to do the same thing that *one* single USE flag can do is a nonsense *to me*. I am already hearing all the new (and old) users asking what the damn difference between the flag and the profile is. It's a cool way to create extra traffic and confusion for absolutely no benefit. But hey, maybe it'= s just that my old brain can't cope with the coolness :) --=20 Jes=C3=BAs Guerrero