[indiana-discuss] BeleniX, Indiana, KDE and GNOME

[Dennis Clarke]

> Gueven Bay wrote:
>> In my opinion it is one of the critical discussions to get one and for all
>> clear how the Indiana distro is structured:
>> Is it something like a monolithic approach where you get "only" Gnome and
>> all people working for and around Indiana are working with and for Gnome
>> on OpSol
>> OR
>> Is Indiana only the most important packages needed for OpSol running where
>> every user can choose between several WindowManagers/Destop Environments.
>>
>> To clear up these differences: There is a diference when you have to
>> download a 700MB ISO, then install this system to your HD which
>> automatically install Gnome, then uninstall Gnome to download another 300
>> to 500MB to install KDE for OpSol
>> OR
>> Where you download a 300MB ISO, which install the kernel plus important
>> packages - like you can do in Debian with the "debootstrap"
>> (http://packages.debian.org/stable/admin/debootstrap //
>> http://www.us.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/apds03.html.en )
>> tool - then your installer lets you choose between a 400MB Gnome and a
>> 400MB KDE.
>> The first example is something like 1GB for downloads the second is
>> something like 700MB.
>>
>
> The initial instantiation in the October timeframe is likely to be more
> like the first option, as that represents the primary target.  See my
> response to Eric Boutilier a week or so ago about the need to focus on a
> specific deliverable initially.

Why not focus on a specific deliverable that consists of a really small
installer and basic X ?  That then allows the user to choose a desktop of
their choice afterwards.

Dennis