M[io][cn][ro]... man

> libgtk-x11 is a scant 3.7Mb and has a pretty tiny list of dependencies (X11, ATK, Glib,
Pango, libpng, & freetype), all of which are entirely reasonable.

The libX11 dependency is not reasonable. A modern toolkit should only depend on xcb.
Unfortunately, apparently switching to xcb will break API since someone had the *awesome* idea
of using xlib types in a gdk public header...

From your knowledge of the internal workings of Gnome, I assume you are one of the team of
developers, if not a core member.  Could I make a suggestion on making Gnome lighter than it
appears to many?  If you are amenable, change the design where some components that go unused
are not forced upon those that prefer the Gnome desktop.

My suggestions would begin with making the Gnome browser an option.  I know others have asked
how to remove it (many of us prefer other browsers) to be told it is impossible.  My second
suggestion applies to the built-in Gnome eMailer.  It used to be a much larger pain than I
find it presently when it would appear when my default was Thunderbird.  Again for the many
that use other email clients, why is it necessary?

I know that this may not be a practical under this version, but since you are preparing for a
major break why cannot Gnome really become more modular than it is at present?

I'm not sure I'd describe OOo as being non-bloated. Last I saw it 
epitomised the reinvent-the-wheel approach, implementing its own widget 
set, its own object model, its own bloody everything (although at least 
ooo-build lets you coerce it into using an external copy of 
fontconfig/Xft/freetype). I was surprised it didn't come with its own 
video drivers.