On Tue, 2003-10-07 at 02:06, Ali Akcaagac wrote: > Hello, > > please allow me to jump on the Wagoon of the Module proposals for a > moment. OK I know this doesn't directly affect Modules inside GNOME > directly (e.g. Applets, Tools and Programs used _ON_ the Destkop) but I > think I'll take my chance to bring up CVSGnome in the round. About time IMO. > You know that I've been working on CVSGnome for over 3 years now. > Maintaining it, releasing new versions of it and helping people to find > their individual solution to build and install GNOME. Was and still am a big time user and supporter of CVSGnome. > > This can also be seen as promoting GNOME in the public, helping people > to set up GNOME in case they have problems finding RPM's, DEB's and so > on. Unfortunately I personally feel that my work isn't being honoured > the same way than other "similar" solutions. I have already a picture of > why this to be the case (no, I don't think that it's my fault) but I > would like to NOT get into this yet and wait for first reactions (in > case someone likes to reply). I just think maybe you didnt push its use hard enough. It has been and always will be my recommendation to users. I have features CVSGnome is a few talks on Gnome in the past. > > But after 3 years of CVSGnome, the large userbase that I got and the > proven acceptance of thankful people who got their GNOME set up and > running by using CVSGnome - I do think that it's about time to give it > the same right of acceptance being listed as 'Build Solution' on the > pages where also GARNOME and JHBUILD are listed. I don't see any reasons > why this can't be done. You don't lose anything and only gain more > accpetance in the public. In case something fails the user can try an > alternative solution and may be more successful with what he/she was > trying to do. This is a general benefit not only for a single person, no > there is a benefit for the entire community. GNOME is who benefits from > it. > It is a win-win situation indeed. This just adds one more option to the Gnome community for getting the stable to latest and greatest Gnome. I second the motion to add this to the page with Garnome and JhBuild and will even fill out the nessesary bugs and or patches to make this happen. -- Sean Harshbarger | "Only two things are infinite, harshy dersoldat org | the universe and human stupidity, http://www.dersoldat.org | and I'm not sure about the former." http://coaster.sf.net | - Albert Einstein (1879-1955) Key fingerprint = 086A AA96 51DD D84D 3E64 1B26 778F 2335 C828 E736
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