Comments on: Looking for Desktop Environment / Window Manager Testers http://blog.pcbsd.org/2010/09/looking-for-desktop-environment-window-manager-testers/ Discover the Desktop Fri, 17 May 2013 17:06:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: dru http://blog.pcbsd.org/2010/09/looking-for-desktop-environment-window-manager-testers/#comment-1096 dru Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:16:54 +0000 http://blog.pcbsd.org/?p=160#comment-1096 Thanks!

]]> By: Andrew Pennebaker http://blog.pcbsd.org/2010/09/looking-for-desktop-environment-window-manager-testers/#comment-1090 Andrew Pennebaker Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:46:22 +0000 http://blog.pcbsd.org/?p=160#comment-1090 I’ll help with openbox.

]]> By: dru http://blog.pcbsd.org/2010/09/looking-for-desktop-environment-window-manager-testers/#comment-211 dru Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:55:45 +0000 http://blog.pcbsd.org/?p=160#comment-211 If you get a chance to try the GNOME PBI on a test system or virtual environment, please post the PBI’s issues so we can get them sorted.

]]> By: john http://blog.pcbsd.org/2010/09/looking-for-desktop-environment-window-manager-testers/#comment-208 john Sun, 26 Sep 2010 00:45:51 +0000 http://blog.pcbsd.org/?p=160#comment-208 I think this is a great idea. Altough I like KDE it’s resources demands sometimes makes me doubt when using an older machine. Currently I use Gnome on my PC-BSD 8.1 system but I installed it from a regular Free-BSD package because the pbi install has many issues. But I’m in for testing.

]]> By: Xavier A. Alvelo http://blog.pcbsd.org/2010/09/looking-for-desktop-environment-window-manager-testers/#comment-198 Xavier A. Alvelo Wed, 22 Sep 2010 04:53:24 +0000 http://blog.pcbsd.org/?p=160#comment-198 I do have two deceptively simple and blatant Qs that needs to be asked:

Are we striving to fully integrate these DEs with the FreeBSD resources/components, or for now reporting bugs in the DEs with linkers to the FreeBSD resources/components (and I know there are tons of bugs, so these are policy/philosophical Qs)?

If yes, this will mean branching the development of PC-BSD. I do not mind that occurring, however it places a risk to question what really is PCBSD. Is it the development of the (ideal*) Desktop OS to FreeBSD for the new user? Or is it the OS in FreeBSD for you? (Or are we using this DE selection to explore what is the features necessary to make the (ideal*) Desktop OS, to perhaps make the perfect DE for FreeBSD)

I also now these Qs are just touching the tip of the water the iceberg is in.

P.S.
I presume that what we are striving with this is DE implementation is to make the FreeBSD OS packaged –with a ready-to-be-built-by-the-press-of-few-buttons– for you.

*optional

]]> By: dru http://blog.pcbsd.org/2010/09/looking-for-desktop-environment-window-manager-testers/#comment-196 dru Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:12:51 +0000 http://blog.pcbsd.org/?p=160#comment-196 Probably in a few weeks as we’re still fixing some bugs in 9.0 which are preventing the installer from working completely.

However, feel free to start testing the current GNOME PBI on 8.1. Since the PBI is based on the FreeBSD port, any bugs and/or missing functionality found now will give us an idea of what needs to be fixed in the PBI and/or port.

]]> By: Pixi http://blog.pcbsd.org/2010/09/looking-for-desktop-environment-window-manager-testers/#comment-195 Pixi Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:06:07 +0000 http://blog.pcbsd.org/?p=160#comment-195 I would like to help with Gnome testing. When will we be able to download the first test release of 9.0?

]]> By: dru http://blog.pcbsd.org/2010/09/looking-for-desktop-environment-window-manager-testers/#comment-190 dru Sat, 18 Sep 2010 17:56:45 +0000 http://blog.pcbsd.org/?p=160#comment-190 Great! Please post links as you do so.

]]> By: finid http://blog.pcbsd.org/2010/09/looking-for-desktop-environment-window-manager-testers/#comment-189 finid Sat, 18 Sep 2010 17:50:49 +0000 http://blog.pcbsd.org/?p=160#comment-189 I do not review pre-stable distro releases for my site, but I’ll make it a point to review all beta and RC releases of 9.0.

]]> By: Lastest Environment Article News | Best Environment Books http://blog.pcbsd.org/2010/09/looking-for-desktop-environment-window-manager-testers/#comment-188 Lastest Environment Article News | Best Environment Books Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:46:42 +0000 http://blog.pcbsd.org/?p=160#comment-188 [...] Looking for Desktop Environment / Window Manager Testers … [...]

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