From owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 6 19:12:13 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C04416A4D0; Tue, 6 Jan 2004 19:12:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from lakemtao08.cox.net (lakemtao08.cox.net [68.1.17.113]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5016643D3F; Tue, 6 Jan 2004 19:12:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mezz7@cox.net) Received: from mezz.mezzweb.com ([68.103.32.11]) by lakemtao08.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20040107031208.FZQE2412.lakemtao08.cox.net@mezz.mezzweb.com>; Tue, 6 Jan 2004 22:12:08 -0500 Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 21:11:06 -0600 To: Joe Marcus Clarke References: <1073443214.41447.25.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> From: Jeremy Messenger Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <1073443214.41447.25.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> User-Agent: Opera7.23/Linux M2 build 518 cc: FreeBSD GNOME Users Subject: Re: New GNOME meta-ports [summary] X-BeenThere: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: GNOME for FreeBSD -- porting and maintaining List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 03:12:13 -0000 On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 21:40:14 -0500, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > After reviewing everyone's comments, I have decided to move forward with > the following. This is mainly to get something in the tree, and avoid a > long Bikeshed of Death. However, if what I say here sounds completely > whack, let me know quickly. > > x11/gnome2 and x11/gnome2-lite will remain the same as they are now. > x11/gnome2 will remain in sync with the GNOME Desktop as defined by > Gnome.org. x11/gnome2-lite will be a subset of x11/gnome2, and will > change at the request of re@. Perfect. > x11/gnome2-fifth-toe will change to include the following: > > graphics/gthumb2 > news/pan2 > net/gnomeicu2 > x11-toolkits/gnome-themes-extras > graphics/gimp-devel > www/bluefish-devel > net/tsclient > graphics/sodipodi > graphics/inkscape > security/seahorse > ftp/gftp > net/gossip > audio/rhythmbox > net/straw > net/lifearea > multimedia/totem > irc/xchat2 > net/gaim > www/galeon2 > audio/jamboree > > x11/gnome2-(power-tools) (as Adam suggested, we may need a better name) > will contain the following: Agree, need a better name...... How about x11/gnome2-extra-tools? I think, it sounds good. > devel/gnomevfs-extras > sysutils/gnome-pkgview > misc/quick-lounge-applet > x11/gswitchit > editors/dasher > net/netspeed_applet > editors/gedit-plugins > deskutils/gdesklets > sysutils/gkrellm2 > [www/epiphany-extensions] (only available for GNOME 2.5) > net/gnomenetwork > net/gnomenetstatus > > devel/gnome2-hacker-tools will consist of the following: > > editors/mlview > devel/gnomecommon > devel/glade2 > editors/ghex2 > devel/regexxer > editors/conglomerate > devel/anjuta-devel > texproc/meld > > And finally, editors/gnome2-office (editors/ to follow koffice) will > consist of the following: > > math/gnumeric2 > deskutils/mrproject (to be renamed planner when cvs@ does the repo copy) > graphics/dia > deskutils/glabels > mail/evolution > editors/AbiWord2 > databases/mergeant > > Here is my thinking behind each meta-port. The Fifth Toe should consist > of relatively stable applications that virtually every user would expect > to see as part of a desktop. When thinking about applications for this > meta-port, consider what MacOS X and Windows offer in their default > desktops. Ok, it sounds good and I agree.. > Power Tools (or whatever we decide to call it) should be more utilities > that power users or advanced users would want. Applications in this > category would be found under System Tools in Windows or > Applications/Utilities in MacOS X. This category could also contain > enhancements to core Desktop or Fifth Toe components (compliments, if > you will). > > Hacker Tools are programmer tools. This meta-port should contain IDEs, > interface builders, hacker editors, and other tools to build and > maintain code. > > Office should provide applications that are comparable to those included > in Microsoft Office. That is, they should provide the user with word > processing, spreadsheet, presentation, database access, groupware, and > project management applications. > > Any final thoughts on these before I commit these to the tree? I'll > hold off on Power Tools until we come to a naming consensus. Thanks. No object (only on gkrellm, but doesn't matter to me thought) here. Cheers, Mezz > Joe -- bsdforums.org 's moderator, mezz.