[ubuntu-studio-devel] Desktop Agnostic, Was: Re: Gedit

[Kaj Ailomaa]

On Sat, Nov 28, 2015, at 04:15 PM, Len Ovens wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Nov 2015, Len Ovens wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 28 Nov 2015, Len Ovens wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, 28 Nov 2015, Kaj Ailomaa wrote:
> >>> If we get the CD build of Ubuntu Studio going this time around, it will
> >>> include ubuntustudio-desktop-core, and ubuntustudio-audio-core, but none
> >>> of the other metas. But, just like the DVD, you will be able to install
> >>> anything from it using an internet connection.
> >> So around one gig-ish then.
> >
> > The ISO would be install only, the live portion would not be usable in any 
> > artistic context. Is tha what we want? or only to try changing some things?
> 
> More comments  :)
> 
> Just because we ship whisker doesn't mean we have to set it up by
> default. 
> It is a nice menu for a simple home desktop, but may not be the best
> thing 
> for a more complex development setup. (artistic creation is closer to 
> development than anything else) The old pannel menu is still there and 
> settings could just as easy use that.... But, I wuld like to see other 
> people's reaction anyway. If people feel whisker is nicer we can use it. 
> Or we could even have more than one whisker (four) one for desktop,
> audio, 
> graphics and video. To be compatible with other DEs, our standrd menu 
> would have to be there somewhere :) as well.
> 
> Note: when testing whisker please check the use of the utility type 
> submenus. There is an extra click needed and I think it only "inlines"
> the 
> items.
> 

My thought is we sync with Xubuntu fully to start with, and then find a
way to drop all the specifics from seeds - instead base on the metas for
ubuntu, kubuntu, xubuntu, lubuntu and ubuntu gnome.
Once we're done with that, and still think we really, absolutely need
our own desktop, I would base that on something minimal, like
xubuntu-core, or even lubuntu-core (or, whatever the name is).