BreakMyGentoo - BMG Desktop Gentoo
James William Dumay <[email protected]> Thu, 11 Mar 2004 20:09:11 +0000
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--=-lSqUK0oD/nEdopmZQfjJ Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit These are some ideas we want to share with you guys at g-d-r. dams, since you felt this was more of a gdr thing, then I could get the thread moved to g-d-r mailing list... These are ideas that are flying around and are by no means static. --=-lSqUK0oD/nEdopmZQfjJ Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: message/rfc822 Return-Path: <[email protected]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: (qmail 25380 invoked from network); 11 Mar 2004 20:57:00 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mailserv.addres.net) (66.34.194.138) by 0 with SMTP; 11 Mar 2004 20:57:00 -0000 Received: (qmail 9703 invoked by uid 89); 11 Mar 2004 21:08:49 -0000 Mailing-List: contact [email protected]; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes list-help: <mailto:[email protected]> list-unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> list-post: <mailto:[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Delivered-To: mailing list [email protected] Received: (qmail 9696 invoked by uid 112); 11 Mar 2004 21:08:49 -0000 From: James William Dumay <[email protected]> To: [email protected] In-Reply-To: <1079022524.6532.26.camel@localhost> References: <1079022524.6532.26.camel@localhost> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1079035539.13638.6.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.5.5 Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 20:05:39 +0000 X-TPG-Antivirus: Passed X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on mailserv.addres.net X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-3.4 required=7.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, FROM_ENDS_IN_NUMS autolearn=no version=2.60 X-Spam-Level: Subject: Re: [gnome-devel] UberGnome Proposal X-Evolution-Source: pop://i386%[email protected] Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I also think that if we are to customise a Gentoo Gnome Desktop, we should actually start with some of the gentoo-core packages too. Things like grub, hotplug, udev, supermount, etc needs to be customised so the Gnome System can inherit the settings and services. If we are going to go Desktop, I think we go the full Monty and split people into task forces with defined goals. On Thu, 2004-03-11 at 10:28 -0600, Matthew Schick wrote: > Here's what I have so far on our proposed "UberGnome" desktop... > > We do this in two phases. These phases will depend on outside > development, and will need some interaction from the developers on the > software we include. > > We should also keep patching to a minimum, relying on gconf and other > configuration files to make our changes. Any patches should be > submitted upstream to the respective devs. Any software/changes made > will not be exclusive and will be licensed under the GPL as > applicable. > > The basic structure will be a 'metabuild' with USE flags for the > differing options, i.e. music would install rhythmbox, news installs > pan, im installs gaim, etc... Along with the installs of the > software, we should make sure the system uses those programs for the > correct mime types and urls. We should also develop a script (or set > of scripts) to handle our gconf tweaks to make the modifications easy > to apply and remove. > > Phase One: > Based on Gnome 2.6 > All of the above gconf tweaks/additions will be included > Choose a pleasing non-gaudy theme set to use > Custom splash screen and backround > > Phase Two: > Include dbus, gnome-volume-manager and dashboard > Work with the folks doing Project Utopia to integrate any other > usability tweaks > > Software list: > Gaim - Instant messaging - aim://, ? > Pan - News reader - news:// > Rhythmbox - Itunes on 'roids - mime types? > Evolution - Mail, contacts, etc - mailto://, web calender? > Gdesklets - Eye candy - Nothing here, just eye candy > Xchat - IRC Chat - irc:// > Straw or Liferea - RSS grabber - mime types? > Epiphany + Extensions - Web browser - http://, https:// > Ximian OO - Office documents - mime types? > Sound Juicer - Music backup - dunno > Totem - Movie player/thumbnailer - mime types, web casting > Easytag - Music tagger/renamer > GThumb - Picture browser, uses gphoto2 to import photos - dbus must > have > Gnome-system-tools - duh... - Needs to be hacked to work > > -- > Matthew Schick <[email protected]> > BreakMyGentoo.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] --=-lSqUK0oD/nEdopmZQfjJ Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: message/rfc822 Return-Path: <[email protected]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: (qmail 24627 invoked from network); 11 Mar 2004 16:47:43 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mailserv.addres.net) (66.34.194.138) by 0 with SMTP; 11 Mar 2004 16:47:43 -0000 Received: (qmail 5064 invoked by uid 89); 11 Mar 2004 16:59:29 -0000 Mailing-List: contact [email protected]; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes list-help: <mailto:[email protected]> list-unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> list-post: <mailto:[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Delivered-To: mailing list [email protected] Received: (qmail 5055 invoked by uid 112); 11 Mar 2004 16:59:28 -0000 From: Matthew Schick <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-J+KV92x+hfJJJ1H18jcA" Organization: BreakMyGentoo.net Message-Id: <1079022524.6532.26.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.5.5 Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 10:28:44 -0600 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on mailserv.addres.net X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.8 required=7.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,HTML_MESSAGE, RM_rb_ANCHOR,RM_rb_BODY,RM_rb_BREAK,RM_rb_HTML autolearn=ham version=2.60 X-Spam-Level: Subject: [gnome-devel] UberGnome Proposal X-Evolution-Source: pop://i386%[email protected] --=-J+KV92x+hfJJJ1H18jcA Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=-o36OlzUVU0ISUq6W+348" --=-o36OlzUVU0ISUq6W+348 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Here's what I have so far on our proposed "UberGnome" desktop... We do this in two phases. These phases will depend on outside development, and will need some interaction from the developers on the software we include. We should also keep patching to a minimum, relying on gconf and other configuration files to make our changes. Any patches should be submitted upstream to the respective devs. Any software/changes made will not be exclusive and will be licensed under the GPL as applicable. The basic structure will be a 'metabuild' with USE flags for the differing options, i.e. music would install rhythmbox, news installs pan, im installs gaim, etc... Along with the installs of the software, we should make sure the system uses those programs for the correct mime types and urls. We should also develop a script (or set of scripts) to handle our gconf tweaks to make the modifications easy to apply and remove. Phase One: Based on Gnome 2.6 All of the above gconf tweaks/additions will be included Choose a pleasing non-gaudy theme set to use Custom splash screen and backround Phase Two: Include dbus, gnome-volume-manager and dashboard Work with the folks doing Project Utopia to integrate any other usability tweaks Software list: Gaim - Instant messaging - aim://, ? Pan - News reader - news:// Rhythmbox - Itunes on 'roids - mime types? Evolution - Mail, contacts, etc - mailto://, web calender? Gdesklets - Eye candy - Nothing here, just eye candy Xchat - IRC Chat - irc:// Straw or Liferea - RSS grabber - mime types? Epiphany + Extensions - Web browser - http://, https:// Ximian OO - Office documents - mime types? Sound Juicer - Music backup - dunno Totem - Movie player/thumbnailer - mime types, web casting Easytag - Music tagger/renamer GThumb - Picture browser, uses gphoto2 to import photos - dbus must have Gnome-system-tools - duh... - Needs to be hacked to work =20 -- Matthew Schick <[email protected]> BreakMyGentoo.net --=-o36OlzUVU0ISUq6W+348 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 TRANSITIONAL//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; CHARSET=3DUTF-8"> <META NAME=3D"GENERATOR" CONTENT=3D"GtkHTML/3.1.9"> </HEAD> <BODY> Here's what I have so far on our proposed "UberGnome" desktop...<= BR> <BR> We do this in two phases. These phases will depend on outside develop= ment, and will need some interaction from the developers on the software we= include.<BR> <BR> We should also keep patching to a minimum, relying on gconf and other confi= guration files to make our changes. Any patches should be submitted u= pstream to the respective devs. Any software/changes made will not be= exclusive and will be licensed under the GPL as applicable.<BR> <BR> The basic structure will be a 'metabuild' with USE flags for the differing = options, i.e. music would install rhythmbox, news installs pan, im installs= gaim, etc... Along with the installs of the software, we should make= sure the system uses those programs for the correct mime types and urls.&n= bsp; We should also develop a script (or set of scripts) to handle our gcon= f tweaks to make the modifications easy to apply and remove.<BR> <BR> Phase One:<BR> Based on Gnome 2.6<BR> All of the above gconf tweaks/additions will be included= <BR> Choose a pleasing non-gaudy theme set to use<BR> Custom splash screen and backround<BR> <BR> Phase Two:<BR> Include dbus, gnome-volume-manager and dashboard<BR> Work with the folks doing Project Utopia to integrate an= y other usability tweaks<BR> <BR> Software list:<BR> Gaim - Instant messaging - aim://, ?<BR> Pan - News reader - news://<BR> Rhythmbox - Itunes on 'roids - mime types?<BR> Evolution - Mail, contacts, etc - mailto://, web calender?<BR> Gdesklets - Eye candy - Nothing here, just eye candy<BR> Xchat - IRC Chat - irc://<BR> Straw or Liferea - RSS grabber - mime types?<BR> Epiphany + Extensions - Web browser - http://, https://<BR> Ximian OO - Office documents - mime types?<BR> Sound Juicer - Music backup - dunno<BR> Totem - Movie player/thumbnailer - mime types, web casting<BR> Easytag - Music tagger/renamer<BR> GThumb - Picture browser, uses gphoto2 to import photos - dbus must have<BR= > Gnome-system-tools - duh... - Needs to be hacked to work<BR> <BR> <TABLE CELLSPACING=3D"0" CELLPADDING=3D"0" WIDTH=3D"100%"> <TR> <TD> --<BR> Matthew Schick <<A HREF=3D"mailto:[email protected]">matt@breakmyge= ntoo.net</A>><BR> BreakMyGentoo.net </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY> </HTML> --=-o36OlzUVU0ISUq6W+348-- --=-J+KV92x+hfJJJ1H18jcA Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBAUJO7d/HceiPyvTIRAuKDAJwJ9PUAWhVv35rMGud8UHkRJDeGTgCfWX0S g5i3/88UDtjsiVg+/5m/Hh0= =+VKC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-J+KV92x+hfJJJ1H18jcA-- --=-lSqUK0oD/nEdopmZQfjJ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii