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[James Gifford <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

2. Correct. My mistake.
Cheers,
James Gifford
http://jamesrgifford.com



On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 11:14 PM, PCMan <pcman.tw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 1. Lubuntu is lightweght + "good usability". Sometimes usability
> should outweigh memory usage if the lighter alternatives are not as
> usable, xpdf for example. Midori is not stable enough. In addition,
> browser is the most critical part of a desktop system and is one of
> the largest security hole. A famous browser with large user base can
> have instant security fixes and more complete testing. So practically
> I don't think there should be any real lighter alternatives.
>
> 2. LibreOffice is not Java-based. Java AFAIK is an optional dependency.
>
> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 10:02 AM, James Gifford <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Just my two cents here - libreoffice is Java based, so (in my
>> experience anyway) it probably isn't lighter-weight.
>>
>> You mentioned Midori. In my experience, Midori isn't good for the
>> average user, and some sites (namely, gmail) refuse to work with it at
>> all.
>>
>> Just my two cents, take it for what it's worth. :)
>>
>> --James Gifford
>> http://jamesrgifford.com
>>
>> On Jun 6, 2011, at 21:57, Markus Brummer <markus.brummer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'd like to propose some changes to the lubuntu-desktop package. This is primarily meant to the developers, but other users may be interested.
>>>
>>> The point of Lubuntu & LXDE is to make a very lightweight desktop to end users. This proposal would 1) make many of the dependencies as recommends and 2) add lighter / better alternatives. This would in the end make the installation more flexible. Inspiration for this came from the xubuntu-desktop package.
>>>
>>> The following recommendations are packages that aren't necessary for the overall usability of Lubuntu: on a normal installation, all packages marked as recommended are installed.
>>>
>>> Package list (dep > rec):
>>>
>>> abiword / libreoffice-writer
>>> ace-of-penguins
>>> audacious
>>> chromium-browser / midori
>>> evince / mupdf / xpdf
>>> file-roller / xarchiver
>>> gnome-disk-utility
>>> gnumeric / libreoffice-calc
>>> lxtask
>>> mobile-broadband-provider-info
>>> modemmanager
>>> mtpaint
>>> sylpheed
>>> transmission
>>> xchat
>>> xscreensaver
>>>
>>> -Markus
>>>
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