Comment # 5 on bug 1045180 from Michal Filka

(In reply to Kenneth Wimer from comment #3)
> @Michal: FYI, Kent Wimmer is someone completely different :-)
> but anyway....

Oh sorry. But nice to see that you check his needinfos regularly 

> 
> Here was my reasoning for the change:
> 
> 1)"Workstation" in the label means little or nothing these days (how would
> you install a laptop???). The user does not learn about the package
> selection through this word...not anymore at least. My son thought
> "workstation" meant some kind of "big old computer", for instance :P

yeah, something like mainframe but with less power than today mobiles ;-)
> 
> 2) This selection allows the user chooses KDE or Gnome or text-mode and get
> maybe 75% of what they want, package-wise.
> 
> 3) It has the obligatory SUSE "Custom" (a creature often known as "expert
> mode"). Neither "role" nor "user interface" explain to the user what is
> behind door number 4 :P

yes it doesn't fit there much ...

> 
> We could possibly add wording somehow to explain that in addition to the
> interface modality and specific desktop choice there is a set of default
> packages included with each, based upon common use-cases of the given choice.

That was my point. I, as a user, would like to at least see a note that the UI
is not the only difference. Stupid example would be that I want to build a
server. Why not to install even KDE when it is the only difference and I have
plenty space on it - it will help me with debugging issues.