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[Tim Bernhard <ohiomoto@xxxxxxxxx>]

For me it's really three main areas.

First is battery consumption "under normal use".  I want my 8 hour battery
to last a close to 8 hours, not less than 6 like it did with Ubuntu.

Second, I look at the user interface.  I hate having two task-bars when
everything I need will fit in one.  I never use a mouse so I like to keep
everything at the top of the screen because that's where my application
menus are located.   Why track all to all over the screen when you can put
all the things you use the most in one area - the upper left corner.  I also
use multiple desktops to organize my work.  LXDE does all of this for me
with very little personalization.  I had Ubuntu Netbook Remix set up this
way before, but I had to do a little more work to get it how I wanted. (And
UNR was a power hog compared to Lubuntu.)

Lastly, I don't want my OS to be a full time hobby.  Mostly I just want it
to work without having to spend much time tweaking it.  I want a live USB
installer, a sub-20 minute install and a then have a system that does all of
the basics when it's done.

That's it really.  I think both Lubuntu and Pepermint One are really close
to meeting all of MY expectations and I found that Lubuntu gets better
battery life.   Right now it is the only OS I use at home - I'm stuck with
XP at work. :(

Tim

On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 9:28 AM, Chris <cyber.druif@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hai Tim,
>
> Welcome on the mailing-list first of all. You seem to have a pretty clear
> image in what might be efficient. You might enlighten us with your
> definition of an efficient OS. Love to hear your thoughts.
>
> Cheers, Chris
>
> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 15:10, Tim Bernhard <ohiomoto@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> What should Lubuntu do?
>>
>> I realize that being lightweight is a major focus for Lubuntu and I agree
>> 100%.  But keep in mind that the average user will have expectations for
>> their OS and that not everyone will use it only on older hardware (Lubuntu
>> is too nice not to use it on modern hardware!)
>>
>> My main point is that Lubuntu should be for "everyone" and not just us
>> "tweakers and geekers".  I want to be able to install it on anyone's
>> computer and not have to worry about what it won't do for them.
>>
>> So my question is what dose the average user expect their OS to do "out of
>> the box"?  Pretend you are putting it on someone's  machine.  Maybe your
>> mother, or the neighbor who has never used anything other than Windows.
>> What will they expect?
>>
>> Here's my list:
>> - be efficient (most overlooked by most OS)
>> - handle music, video and Internet
>> - find anything on my local network
>> - download and open files properly
>> - let me use it with external monitors/TV as a basic media player (HDMI
>> out)
>> - have basic office apps (even though I don't use them)
>> - allow basic personalization (LXDE's lack of menu editor is a bummer, but
>> I don't fault anyone for that.)
>>
>> Lubuntu has come pretty close to meeting my expectations.  I've had to
>> tweak a little bit and I might still be missing a few things here and there,
>> but overall, I love it.  The one area it blows everything else away is with
>> it's efficiency.  It seems like that's the most overlooked item in all the
>> other Ubuntu variants I've used.
>>
>> Tim
>>
>>
>>
>>
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