[gnome-db] Re: GRAND MASTER PLAN

[Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo gnome-db org>]

On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 01:42 +1100, msevior physics unimelb edu au wrote:
> 
> > The Politics.
> >
> > Do we all fall under gnomes ? We have to at some point stop focusing on
> > these low level tools and start making some real applications. And know
> > where to share code where we can.  Maybe have a common organisational
> > group we can all belong to with links to our sites with, like gnome
> > office and list what we each work on? so we know what each other is up
> > to and have a common banner to achieve our vison.  I would in a way like
> > one day to have a website we we list a whole lot of database
> > applications for gnome.
> >
> 
> 
> I agree on the need to focus on complex application. It has been hard in
> general to attract hackers to complex projects. Given that the group doing
> Gnome-Office has self-selected into working on complex-apps, I think it is
>  best to put database apps under the the Gnome_office banner.
>
this sounds great to me.

>  We can cross
> fertilize and use our GUI apps in ways not usually thought of.
>
and this sounds even greater!!! It is this kind of "spirit" that we
should have in GNOME Office. Go Martin Go!
:-)

>  I see the
> possibilities for code sharing and genuinely innovative features from the
> marriage of our strengths.
> 

cheers