Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 14:21:44 -0400 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: Jose M Rodriguez <josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Plans for after FreeBSD-5.3-RELEASE. Message-ID: <4151C2B8.2020707@marcuscom.com> In-Reply-To: <opsep5jxuy6abrq7@localhost.redesjm.local> References: <opsep5jxuy6abrq7@localhost.redesjm.local>
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Jose M Rodriguez wrote:
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| Hi,
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| After test FreeBSD-5.3-BETA5 + current ports, I'm very glad with how
| it's worked out.
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| But I'm not convince about how X11, gnome and kde works together.
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| I've to develop a NetWS / Kiosk for a customer and need to work on this.
GNOME has been adding quite a few lock-down features to aid in these
types of deployments. I would be very interested in knowing how they
work out for you.
|
| Is anyone interested on that?
I have always thought FreeBSD needed for desktop loving. I would be
interested in helping with any project that makes FreeBSD more
desktop-friendly.
|
| My TODO List is now by that:
|
| - Plans for moving/merging X11 config form /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/ to
| /etc/X11/
| + seems to be most Linux/Unix trends
| + easier WS setup.
This is a mistake, IMHO. FreeBSD's model is not to put ports
configuration files in /etc. In fact, the PAM files in /etc/pam.d now
are rumored to me moving out to ${LOCALBASE} and ${X11BASE}.
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| - Plans to work and standard FreeBSD way to X11
| + An implementation guide common to x11/gnome/kde (document ->
| article | handbook)
| + FreeBSD specific support for xinit/xdm config (~/.xinitrc ...)
| + rcNG support for x11
| * /etc/rc.d/xdm. operative and valid for gdm/kdm/xdm
| * /etc/rc.d/xfs? we need a font server with libXFT trends?
| * /etc/rc.d/xserver. Xserver init for XDMCP (XTerminal)
| * /etc/rc.d/xinit. Special init via xinit.
I have a patch for rcNG support for gdm that will be going in after the
freeze.
|
| - Plans to work on a FreeBSD 'feeling'. Same fonts, ...
| + tweaks to apps-defaults, gnome and kde config.
| + common process of resources. Xresources , Xmodmap, ...
|
| - Plans to specific support for NetBooting. NetWS, XTerminals, Kiosk
|
| - Plans to specific support easy thenmeing 'a la FreeBSD'.
This sounds like a good project in and of itself (i.e. FreeBSD Desktop
Project).
Joe
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| Any sugestion on this is welcome.
|
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| josemi
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