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[David Sugar <david.sugar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That is an interesting and excellent question.  What is driving the
interest in Chromium for UNE ARM is entirely performance based vs
Firefox.  Let me make a note on this on the lightweight browser blueprint...

Mario Behling wrote:
> Hi David,
> 
> thanks a lot for your ideas.
> 
> Do you have more information on which Chromium version will be in the
> Ubuntu repo? The reason why some people refrain from using Chromium
> are privacy issues. An RLZ identifier, an encoded string is sent to
> Google on search queries or every 24 hours with Chromium. Will that be
> changed in the Chromium version in Ubuntu?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mario
> 
> 
> On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 10:15 PM, David Sugar <david.sugar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> This touches upon many areas.  I will initially comment on a few.  In
>> respect to SD cards and lower cost SSD media, I think there is a lot we
>> can do to better optimize the user experience, even from install time,
>> and perhaps Lubuntu is the right place to think about doing this first.
>>  There is (naturally:) a blueprint I have on this topic:
>> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/desktop-lucid-unr-ssd-optimizations
>>
>> There were a couple of things I recall missing in the original seed for
>> Karmic, including a mixer.  These things will be addressed in the
>> Lubuntu seed for Lucid.  The usb creator can be used to take any iso cd
>>  install image and turn it into a USB install, so once we have a live
>> iso for Lubuntu Lucid, making it available for USB keys is very easy.
>> This is what is done for UNR in Karmic (and presumably Lucid), where we
>> distribute a CD ISO while most netbooks of course have no CD/DVD drive.
>>
>> I like the idea of LXDE as a server gui for local admin as well.  Maybe
>> the place to start is with the mini-iso, where we could work on having
>> the ability to select ubuntu server and lxde desktop as a valid
>> combination.  In fact I was thinking of taking a netbook and using it as
>> a soho server, so it would be very logical to have lxde on that :).
>>
>> Chromium is going to be used for UNE on ARM, and the same arguments
>> could apply to Lubuntu, where firefox is a resource hog.  Of course, I
>> think epiphany-webkit or something similar does also work well for
>> Lubuntu, and supports mozilla plugins including flash.
>>
>> I would love to see more people asking more questions, not less :).
>>
>> Josef A. Beroeatwarin wrote:
>>> Hai everybody
>>>
>>> Hai I tested Lubuntu on my MSI wind U100, I am not a pro like you guys
>>> but I like to have my hands on it because I really believe lubuntu
>>> will be much better the Xubuntu. And of course I WANT to have a very
>>> lightweight linux on my netbook and PC.
>>>
>>> I am running on Ubuntu 9.10 remix  installed on my MSI Wind U100, after
>>> I while I started with Apt to install LXDE....
>>> After running on LXDE I was satisfied and very optimistic that  it will
>>> be one  that  I am looking for.( after a lot of  switching for linux to
>>> linux)
>>>
>>> Here are the problems on the MSI wind U100:
>>>
>>> * Filemanager Pcman  0.5.1 on the left windows are drives displayed
>>> twice. if you click one of the with the same name you will get an
>>> error-message "Directory doesnt exist"
>>> * Wicd it a very nice looking piece but to bad, to while connection the
>>> the wirelles network (WEP) ofcourse it was validated but I got an error
>>> message "Connection failed:Unable get IP Adress" that was during the
>>> status "Obtaining IP address.
>>> * I have no sound I realize I have no mixer something like that so I
>>> dont know if its muting or not.
>>> * FN keys..... FN+F4 and FN+F5 is working very well,its for dimming the
>>> back-light and  FN+F12 sleep mode is working but after wakeup its
>>> starting to sleep again and again after wakeup
>>> *My bluetooth is witched on with FN+F11 but no blue-tooth detected
>>> (sorry I forgot to listed with lsusb before installing ubuntu remix again)
>>> * Harddisk external and flashdisk is working very well.
>>>
>>> My Questions,request,Ideas,what I hope very soon or whatever it is.
>>>
>>> 1. The Lubuntu in alpha stage on iso,when. Ofcourse everybody is busy.
>>> 2. Lubuntu on flash disk image because there is alot of netbooks without
>>> CD or DVD.
>>> 3. Sometimes I got netbook that has an SDcard as HDA is it compatible
>>> with it ?
>>> 4. I think Lubuntu will be great for creating server from old PC's with
>>> GUI interface instead having console at from your nose and doing that Vi
>>> thing.Maybe is there somebody can make a server edition. While
>>> installing you can choose what of kind of server do you want to install.
>>> 5. And nice front-end for backup that can make image of the drives.
>>> 6. Do you guys think that thunderbird and firefox take of computer
>>> sources especially nower days there is allot of websites based on flash
>>> like  farmville it make even windows xp slow.
>>> 7. What is the other syntax like dmesg and lsusb that I can use to get
>>> info out of my toys and to send to you guys.
>>> 8. Last thing that I want to say is.. I am sorry for starting asking
>>> allot of questions even the alpha  is not out yet...
>>>
>>> Well guys thats it... I hope its enough for the input.....

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