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List:       opensolaris-desktop-discuss
Subject:    Re: [desktop-discuss] Project Proposal for the LXDE
From:       Ghee Teo <Ghee.Teo () Sun ! COM>
Date:       2009-04-24 7:21:34
Message-ID: 49F1687E.5080004 () sun ! com
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+1

-Ghee

Alfred Peng wrote:
> Hi Mario,
>
> Thanks for this proposal. It's great to have a project for LXDE in
> OpenSolaris community.
>
> Hi Ghee,
>
> I think Mario was trying to propose a project which can be endorsed by
> our Desktop Community. Currently, the LXDE page can only be edited by
> Desktop Community leaders. To have a separate project up and running,
> there could be a writable space that people who are interested in this
> lightweight desktop environment can make contributions as well
> (documentation, blogs, screenshots, news, binaries etc.).
>
> So yes, just like you've pointed out, we want to start a project to
> create own webpages/disk spaces to track the development :-)
>
> Thanks,
> -Alfred
>
> Mario Behling wrote:
>   
>> Hi Ghee,
>>
>> thanks for your quick reply. We are already added under desktop
>> community, yes. Now we would like to get the status as a full project.
>> Alfred told me, that we would get advantages like that, e.g. we could
>> have our own feed syndication and get a writable page instead of a
>> read only page like now.
>>
>> @ Alfred: Could you elaborate maybe?
>>
>> Thanks and cheers!
>>
>> Mario
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Ghee Teo <Ghee.Teo@sun.com> wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Hi Mario,
>>>
>>> Welcome!
>>> I am wondering what specific things are you looking for?
>>> I can see LXDE hass been added under Desktop community, do you want to start
>>> a project to create you own webpages or disk spaces for your own
>>> developments?
>>>
>>> Please give a bit more info :)
>>>
>>> I have seen Alfred's blog previously on LXDE, it looks really slicky :)
>>>
>>> -Ghee
>>>
>>> Mario Behling wrote:
>>>     
>>>       
>>>> Dear All,
>>>>
>>>> I would like to submit a project proposal to get the Desktop Community
>>>> as a sponsoring community group for LXDE in OpenSolaris
>>>> (http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/desktop/communities/lxde/).
>>>>
>>>> PROJECT PROPOSAL
>>>>
>>>> Project Short Name: LXDE
>>>> Project Long Name: Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment
>>>> Project Descriptive Name: Port of LXDE to OpenSolaris
>>>>
>>>> Project Leaders:
>>>> Mario Behling (mbehling)
>>>> Alfred Peng
>>>>
>>>> Project Description:
>>>> LXDE, Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment, is an extremely faster,
>>>> performing and energy saving desktop environment. It is maintained by
>>>> an international community of developers and comes with a beautiful
>>>> interface, multi-language support, standard keyboard short cuts and
>>>> additional features like tabbed file browsing. LXDE uses less CPU and
>>>> less RAM. It is especially designed for cloud computers with low
>>>> hardware specifications like netbooks, mobile devices (e.g. MIDs) or
>>>> older computers. It provides a fast desktop experience connecting
>>>> easily with applications in the cloud. Alfred Peng ported most
>>>> components of LXDE to OpenSolaris. This OpenSolaris project intends to
>>>> develop a viable community around the lightweight desktop for
>>>> OpenSolaris that supports users as well as developers to get a better
>>>> and faster desktop experience.
>>>>
>>>> References:
>>>> http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/desktop/communities/lxde/
>>>> http://lxde.org
>>>>
>>>> I am looking forward to your response.
>>>>
>>>> All the best,
>>>>
>>>> Mario
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> _______________________________
>>>>
>>>> Mario Behling
>>>> President LXDE Foundation e.V.
>>>>
>>>> mb@lxde.org
>>>> Afghanistan +93 788929823
>>>> Phone Forward +49 30 26547996
>>>> Skype: marioberlin89
>>>> LXDE: http://lxde.org
>>>>       
>>>>         
>
>   

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