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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif">To try to bring this to a close, I will note that my work for the exchequer prevented me from playing with the -core concept this cycle. This was ultimately the big goal to it. If you didn't like the default app selection you could get a basic, stripped-down Xubuntu install you could customize to suit your tastes. That's stealing an idea from Sabayon and Calculate Linux about having "spin bases" that would give greater control in customization.<BR><BR>The exchequer in the United States still requires my services for now but it is a gamble after 2014-04-15 as to when I get furloughed...and then have more time for Xubuntu.<BR><BR>I suggest setting this discussion aside for now as we're in the final phases of preparing 14.04 for release. Major changes are not going to happen now. The polish & finish must be great for the public to see, though.<BR><BR>Stephen Michael Kellat<BR>Xubuntu Team/Xubuntu Docs/Ubuntu LoCo Council<BR></DIV></DIV>
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<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif"><A href="mailto:ted.m.cox@gmail.com">Ted Cox</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif">3/25/2014 12:23 PM</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif"><A href="mailto:xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif">Re: Default apps discussion - this was Re: Trusty QA</SPAN><BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>+1 for replacing Abiword with LibreOffice. Installing LibreOffice is one of the first things I do with a new release. </DIV></BODY></HTML>