Re: Tomboy in 2.16 (lets get this over with) (from digest)

[David Neary <dneary free fr>]

Elijah Newren wrote:
> 1. gtk-sharp isn't (yet) in the bindings set (and I haven't seen it
> proposed by its maintainer(s))
> 2. gtk-sharp isn't yet a blessed binding dependency (only python is so
> far; though there doesn't seem to be any objection so far so this one
> looks pretty good if 1 goes through)
> 
> It can't really go in until those two are handled.

I have a vague recollection of a discussion during 2.11 which went along
the lines of "we shouldn't include <language binding X> in the bindings
set, because at the moment there are no apps that use it proposed for
the desktop". Am I dreaming? If that's an argument that's been used in
the past, then we'd be in a chicken & egg situation.

One other question - let's suppose that gtk# gets added to the bindings
- what additional step is required to "bless" it? Is including an app
that depends on it in the desktop enough of a blessing, or is there some
ritual with robes and incense that I don't know about?

One more (final) question: does including a gtk# app imply depending on
Mono? Or are we separating the language from its compiler? If we depend
on Mono, what is our possible exposure as a project to patent issues?

Cheers,
Dave.

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Dave Neary
bolsh gimp org
Lyon, France