The /e/ build team has learned from the constructive feedback of numerous /r/ users and will react accordingly.
In the near future there will be various /e/ OS ROMs: from similar to this minimal eOS to full preinstalled apps. Until then, the /e/ OS ROMs “beta” have to be more or less conveniently adapted to personal needs.
Here in Germany there is a figure of speech that says: Reisende soll man nicht aufhalten!