Mono required by ubuntu-desktop

[Jamie McCracken]

Steven Harms wrote:
> This is slowly just becoming a thread on arguing the merits of using the 
> technology of yesterday.  Last I checked, you can always use Xubuntu or 
> apt-get remove mono if you are opposed to it, but I am sure the average 
> user won't take issue with it.
> 

You cant remove mono if ubuntu-desktop depends on it - it becomes 
compulsory for everyone regardless of whether they actually run any mono 
apps.

I use mono apps on my desktop (2GB Ram) but have found most of them too 
much for my notepad (256MB  RAM). F-spot in particular can take close to 
100MB when importing a modest no of photos and is therefore unsuitable 
for my notepad.

Gthumb might not have all the bells and whistles but it is sufficient 
for my notepad. I would hope Ubuntu respects lower memory machines by 
not forcing users to use bigger bloated apps in place of more efficient 
native ones. Is it unreasonable to give us a choice at the desktop level 
without making mono or its apps compulsory?

(I guess this will be a dilemma - do you design ubuntu to run on as many 
machines as possible which means making some of the bigger cooler apps 
optional or do you cater only for the high end by shipping only the best 
apps regardless of their size or resource consumption?)


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Mr Jamie McCracken
http://jamiemcc.livejournal.com/