Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 03:15:59 -0400 From: Adam Weinberger <adamw@FreeBSD.org> To: Jeremy Messenger <mezz7@cox.net> Cc: FreeBSD GNOME Users <gnome@freebsd.org>, Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Summary of Adam's GNOME on BSD talk Message-ID: <4296C92F.2020601@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <op.sqtydrxl9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> References: <1116099557.1389.10.camel@gyros> <op.sqtydrxl9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com>
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Jeremy Messenger wrote: > adamw, do you still want to change the name (foobar2 -> foobar) if > there is no two of it? I can't even begin to explain how imperative I think this is. The following steps must take place: I. Immediately 1. All GNOME 1 components should be renamed (foo -> foo1). This is *WAY* overdue. II. Before GNOME 3 (ASAP) 1. All GNOME 2 components should be repocopied to a numberless name (foo2 -> foo). 2. The name should reflect the proper package name whenever possible (i.e. gnome-desktop, not gnomedesktop). III. When GNOME 3 is released 1. GNOME 2 stuff should immediately be repocopied to a versioned name/number (foo -> foo2). 2. GNOME 3 stuff should go in an unnumbered name (foo). This should be our definitive convention: if a port directory specifies a number, it is an old version (i.e. gtkmm should be the current gtkmm; gtkmm22 should be the old version, and gtk--/gtk--2 needs to go away immediately). 3. We should *not* preserve the GNOME 2 desktop. Once GNOME 3 comes out, I assume that there will be no more 2.x releases. We should only preserve components necessary to support individual apps, and those should be phased out as quickly as possible. Comments/thoughts? # Adam -- Adam Weinberger adamw@magnesium.net || adamw@FreeBSD.org adamw@vectors.cx || adamw@gnome.org http://www.vectors.cx
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