On Fri, 2006-07-21 at 11:09 -0300, Johan Dahlin wrote:
> > * Should we include Gtk# in the Bindings suite?
> > - short term
> > - it hasn't been proposed for 2.16, but we could grandfather it in
> > - the release management issues have largely been solved, aside from Gtk#
> > not being split between Platform and Desktop (stable and unstable) APIs
> > which is pretty important in terms of ISV/ISD communication and so on
> > - bindings are a very important part of GNOME, and our value proposition
> > - it seems that few people are concerned about Gtk# adopting the release
> > process and other standards, then being included in our Bindings suite
> > - a social/business/non-technical issue may persist regarding GNOME using
> > or endorsing a Microsoft derived technology; some users/vendors may not
> > appreciate that, to the point that they may choose to disassociate from
> > the GNOME project (this shouldn't be dismissed out of hand)
>
> Definitely.
>
> They're already widely used and they seem to be mature enough to be included
> in the suite.
>
> I cannot se a reason why they shouldn't if they follow the bindings/platform
> stability rules and are prepared to follow the release schedule.
100% agree. I don't know C# and prefer Python for RAD, but Gtk# is well
tested, well maintained, well documented and well used. There is no
reason why they should not be in Bindings.
Ross
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