new dev branch stuff

[Myles Green]

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On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:04:21 +0100
Benedikt Meurer <benedikt.meurer at unix-ag.uni-siegen.de> wrote:

> > [strip]

> Picking up what Auke suggested some time ago, the core of the desktop 
> environment should be very small and lightweight, leaving only the
> core 
> desktop applications in there, and having the "non-core applications" 
> outside the core.

IANAP, but I agree with this idea, a lean and mean core. The rest can be
goodies to be chosen (or not) by the end-user as they wish.

> I think, KDE and Gnome both went this way (and had to decide on
> exactly 
> the same issue) earlier, and somehow decided to go the complex way
> with 
> all-in-one.

:o)) all together now, b-l-o-a-t-e-d.
 
> My personal vision for Xfce was always to make it
> 
>   (a) "just work"
>   (b) "easy to use"
>   (c) "lightweight"
>   (d) "advanced" (this is least important, IMHO)
> 
> Atleast the first 3 points imply that the core is small and easy to 
> maintain, which isn't the case currently (I think I say that, as I was
> the one that tried to release the beast!).

I'm not sure I follow what you're saying, I must not have been
subscribed during that phase.
 
> With all the recent changes and ideas popping up, I thought it was
> time 
> to ask if we still have a goal, or if we simply follow the tradition
> of 
> KDE and Gnome (which would basicly mean for me, to re-think if its 
> really worth to spend my spare time on Xfce).

Eeek!  You're an integeral member of the team... :-O


Myles
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