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Re: Why is Desktop NetBSD a threat to NetBSD?
> You missed out the primary goal:
>
> Given a NetBSD CD and a reasonably modern x86 computer, make it
> possible to install a useful desktop system in under 15 minutes,
> responding to only a few prompts in the process.
>
> The project is focussing on providing an environment for someone
> with that reasonably modern x86 computer which will have a lot
> of diskspace and ram. If you have a machine without a lot of
> diskspace and ram, then the full netbsd-desktop package would
> not be suitable for you. Some of the changes for netbsd-desktop
> will involve improvements to other packages from which you may
> benefit.
>
> There is nothing to stop people from adding an xfce or WindowMaker
> based desktop setup which could be selected instead. I encourage
> you to contribute towards such if you are interested.
Fine, I think I finally got your point. We just understand "basic" and
"simple" in different ways. You mean "simple to use" and I mean "simple by
itself and not necessarily *easy* to use". I'll keep an eye on the project :)
Best regards.
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