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* Re: [gentoo-dev] desktop
  @ 2003-08-28 21:21 99%             ` dams
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From: dams @ 2003-08-28 21:21 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: Spider; +Cc: gentoo-dev

Spider <spider@gentoo.org> said:


[...]

>> I'd say : let don't do "gentoo desktop"! we just maintain the desktop
>> vanilla stuff. Default config is the vanilla one, changed to fit the
>> (non desktop) modification that have been done to the core gentoo. If
>> the guy wants an unified menu, he emerges the menu system, we provide
>> the good config file. If he wants a background for the frame buffer,
>> he can put one himself...
>> 
>> That's the best solution : let's customize every pieces without
>> thinking about the global desktop experience. The user will choose
>> which pieces to put together.
>
> This is a good way of doing it, and one I agree with completely.  
>
> (That doesn't mean I wouldn't like to see a uniform theme for Grub,
> bootsplash and GDM screens, so the computer doesn't look like its doing
> a fast-forward between themes on bootup ;)

I also totally agree.

What do the other think about that? Can we start with this as an accepted
thing, and try to be more precise on the other points?

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