Re: [gdm-list] Multi-seat update

[Ray Strode <halfline gmail com>]

Hi,

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 9:53 PM, Halton Huo <Halton Huo sun com> wrote:
> We have sees several emails to the consolekit and gdm-list mailing lists
> where people have asked for multi-seat and multi-display support.
> Obviously this feature is very important. Currently the patches are very
> long and difficult to maintain for applying on master and released
> tarballs.
Right, we should get these integrated.  There was a bit of a hiatus
because we knew they weren't going to make 2.28 so priorities shifted.

> Ray and Jon, could you please review these changes as soon as you can?
> If so, it would be very much appreciated.
>
> Note the schedule:
>
>    http://live.gnome.org/TwoPointTwentyseven/
>
> - 2.29.2 is due on November 16th
> - 2.29.3 on November 30th.
> - 2.29.4 on December 21st
> - 2.29.5 on January 11th and this is string freeze.
>
> We really, at the very latest should get this into 2.29.5 if multi-seat
> support is going to be delivered with GNOME 2.30.  Considering that this
> feature should be soak tested for as much time as possible, it would be
> best to integrate well before then.  We should ask Jon and Ray to try
> and commit to a particular release.  Is it possible it can go into the
> 2.29.2 release?  If so, then we need to move quickly.
I don't think 2.29.2 is realistic.  You're right, though, we need to
land these for 2.30.

I'll take another look soon,
Ray