<tt>+1 for byobu by default.</tt> <tt>> From: "D'nalkrik Nit-sud" <kirkland@ubuntu.com></tt> <tt>> To: Ubuntu Server Team <ubuntu-server@lists.ubuntu.com></tt> <tt>> Date: 30/03/2011 19:55</tt> <tt>> Subject: [Oneiric-Topic] Byobu</tt> <tt>> Sent by: ubuntu-server-bounces@lists.ubuntu.com</tt> <tt>> > I'd like to raise the (biannual) proposition that we consider > launching Byobu by default on Ubuntu Server installs for at least part > of the Oneiric cycle. As an LTS-1 release, this provides an ideal > opportunity (Alpha1-3?) to innovate and differentiate, while still > allowing for recalibration and reconsideration ahead of the subsequent > stability-focused LTS cycle. > > Byobu has come a long way in the last 2.5 years, having addressed many > of the early concerns about functionality, stability, and usability. > New features, such as horizontal and vertical splitting, and > traditional ones such as convenient keybindings and dozens of > real-time monitors provide a rich, unique command line experience for > many Ubuntu users. Byobu has won the praise of numerous users, > bloggers, and magazines, with many people swearing by its utility. > > That praise is not unanimous, of course (though what is unanimous in > Ubuntu these days?). So such a change would be easily overridden by > the following preseed parameter (and could even be a single question > in the installer): > byobu byobu/launch-by-default boolean false > > At login, the user would be clearly informed that this is brand new > behavior which can be trivially and permanently reverted with the > command: > $ byobu-disable > > Furthermore, derivative distributions should be able to cleanly and > easily opt in or out of this change. > > At the very least, I suggest that we consider enabling Byobu by > default for our cloud images that necessarily run detached and > "elsewhere" -- which is really where Byobu shines! Byobu provides > some distinct advantages over numerous indistinguishable cloud images > on the market. Shall we take a risk and innovate a bit here? At > least for a couple of non-LTS Alpha releases? Or perhaps localized to > our cloud images? > > -- > D'nalkrik Nit-sud > Registered Byobu user #00000001 > > Okay, okay ... it's really Dustin Kirkland, of course. > > -- > ubuntu-server mailing list > ubuntu-server@lists.ubuntu.com > </tt><a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server"><tt>https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server</tt></a><tt> > More info: </tt><a href=https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam><tt>https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam</tt></a><tt> </tt>