Please update damned-lies accordingly. Thanks, andre
-------- Forwarded Message -------- > Von: Vincent Untz <vu...@gnome.org> > Reply-to: desktop-devel-l...@gnome.org > An: devel-announce-l...@gnome.org > Betreff: New module decisions for 2.28 > Datum: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:06:33 +0200 > > Hi, > > The release team met on Sunday to see how sunburnt the various members > were. There were certainly big differences. Andre was bright red, while > some who shall stay anonymous were, hrm, untouched by the sun. > Afterwards, we managed to find a few minutes to discuss the new module > proposals. > > Many thanks to the people who contributed to the discussion on the list, > and to the authors and maintainers of the proposed modules! > > > Short summary > ============= > > In: > gnome-bluetooth (desktop) > gnome-disk-utility (desktop) > libgdata (external dependency) > libseed (bindings) > DeviceKit-disks (external dependency) > WebKit/GTK+ (external dependency) > libchamplain (external dependency) > > Out: > krb5-auth-dialog > icontool > > General note about the hal migration: some modules (like > rhythmbox/banshee, even if not part of the GNOME modulesets) will rely > on udev in the future. This means they will need some work for > non-Linux-based OS. Help is needed to make sure this migration goes > smoothly for those platforms. > > > Details > ======= > > + gnome-bluetooth (desktop) > - good doc, even an experimental port to mallard > - works great > => approved > => bluez becomes an approved external dependency > => has a runtime dependency on obexd > > + gnome-disk-utility (desktop) > - stub documentation for the palimpset utility > - replaces gfloppy (in gnome-utils, already removed) > - needs a string review (techy ones, missing comments, etc.) > . Matthias can work with David on it next week > - Linux-only for now (but this is more related to DeviceKit-disks) > - optional dependency for gvfs right now > - provides libraries with no guarantee for API/ABI stability > => approved > => non-Linux-based OS won't be able to use it unless DeviceKit-disks > is ported there. We encourage people to work on those ports to > offer the best experience to GNOME users on those OS. > > + libgdata (desktop) > - good api doc > - required for the current version of totem youtube plugin, and maybe > later by evolution > - some worries about the protocol being only used by Google at the > moment (on non-free services) > - we certainly want to allow users to access their data, though > - technically not needed in the desktop > => approved as external dependency > > + krb5-auth-dialog (desktop) > - reactive maintainer > - minimal doc > - suggestion to integrate it in seahorse or gnome-keyring > - no reply from the community > - neat tool, but that's not something that end users will directly > install themselves. > => rejected because it doesn't really fit the desktop set > => suggestion to integrate it in seahorse, though > > + libseed (bindings) > - was mainly rejected because of gjs vs seed for 2.26 > - gnome-js-common was created to offer a common js module between gjs > and seed > - still, for reasons that are independent from the gjs and seed > teams, there are technical differences that makes it hard to write > code that can be used with both gjs and seed > - gnome-shell will likely stay with gjs, but seed people offered to > port it to seed > - we want people to start using js in GNOME now since it will likely > play an important role for the future > => approved > => people should write code that also works on gjs when possible, > since we might later decide that gjs is more appropriate > > + DeviceKit-disks (external dependency) > - clearly the right way forward > - DeviceKit-disks is not yet available on non-Linux systems > - it requires recent udev & kernel > - many things can already be done with gvfs only (no need for hal or > DeviceKit-disks) > => approved > => it's preferred to keep a hal backend when possible (instead of > just removing it) for portability reasons > > + WebKit/GTK+ (external dependency) > - good work done to fix issues > - still not perfect for accessibility > . we trust the WebKit/GTK+ team for fixing this > => approved > => the WebKit/GTK+ team needs to continue work on accessibility > => modules with WebKit ports should merge the relevant branches (eg, > yelp) > > + libchamplain (external dependency) > - people like it > - needs to be ported to clutter 1.0 > => approved if ported to clutter 1.0 > > + icontool (external dependency) > - no reply to the mail by Frederic (on June 10th) > - should replace icon-naming-utils > - mostly useful for one-canvas work (but from discussion with > artists, it's not completely ready yet) > - would the icontool-render be used during "make dist" or "make > install"? > => rejected as it's not really needed now and we didn't get replies > to questions (it will probably be accepted when it's ready) > > > Thanks, > > Vincent > -- mailto:ak...@gmx.net | failed http://www.iomc.de/ | http://blogs.gnome.org/aklapper _______________________________________________ gnome-i18n mailing list gnome-i18n@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-i18n
