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Re: [PATCH 0/1] improvements to the lightweight desktop example


From: Leo Famulari
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/1] improvements to the lightweight desktop example
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 11:48:54 -0500
User-agent: Mutt/1.7.2 (2016-11-26)

On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 11:33:24AM +0100, Mathieu Lirzin wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Leo Famulari <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > I think we should remove xmonad from the lightweight-desktop OS
> > declaration example. Xmonad is not "lightweight" in terms of disk space
> > or bandwidth, since it requires GHC, which is 859 MiB uncompressed.
> 
> Makes sense.
> 
> > Also, the i3 window manager is not very useful without dmenu and
> > i3status, so I think we should add them.
> 
> Agreed.

Okay, I'll wait another day or so for more comments.

> While we are on this lightweight template, what would you think of
> replacing ratpoison with something less "exotic" like openbox? :)

This is really a separate discussion! :)



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