Re: Gtk2-Extras

["A. Pagaltzis" <pagaltzis gmx de>]

* Kevin C. Krinke <kckrinke opendoorsoftware com> [2004-09-21 16:11]:
> On Tue, 2004-09-21 at 05:15, A. Pagaltzis wrote:
> > I don't particularly like this, mostly on grounds of all the
> > social implications. In my opinion, the Gtk2::Ex and ::Simple
> > names carry too much weight and should be reserved to the
> > Gtk2-Perl team.
>
> What kind of weight do they carry? In particular I don't understand how
> ::Simple carries any weight when for instance instead of
> Gtk2::Ex::Simple::Dialogs I could use Gtk2::Ex::Dialogs which has
> already been suggested by Ross[0] (which BTW is looking better and
> better every day) before we even opened the can-o-::Simple::-worms. What
> makes ::Simple so special that it has social weight?
>
> Besides, this proposal insists on there never being a Gtk2::Ex.pm or a
> Gtk2::Ex::Simple.pm, only the potential for packages but they can easily
> be replaced by bundles if that's your contention.

This was actually all I was saying -- there should be no
Gtk2::Ex.pm and no Gtk2::Ex::Simple.pm unless maintained by the
Gtk2-Perl team (you hadn't pointed out the latter explicitly; I
mentioned that you said ). I guess I wasn't clear enough.

> > Yes. And Bundle::Gtk2::Ex would collect everything from the
> > namespace. Overall, that keeps everyone out of each other's
> > face.
>
> So, my question is then, A) who maintains the bundle and B) how
> do we avoid being in that person's face?

It doesn't really matter. What I meant by staying out of each
other's faces is that apart from possibly getting blessings for
the name of a module to be in Gtk2::Ex::, the actual development
shouldn't require coordination/cooperation with anyone else,
anyone should just upload their stuff to CPAN.

> > As for the other modules you want to write, it's your call
> > whether they belong together or should be distributed
> > separately.
>
> *shrugs* I was trying to iron things out with people like Carl
> that may be contributing to those modules in some way. Perhaps
> I should restrict myself to private emails and stay out of this
> list's face except when absolutely necessary?

I simply meant that I honestly don't know whether you "should"
package them all in a single distribution or have a separate one
for each module. And I meant to say that if the structure for
Gtk2::Ex:: remains loose, then it's really your call as to what
you find preferrable.

* Kevin C. Krinke <kckrinke opendoorsoftware com> [2004-09-21 19:17]:
> Now that I've had some time to cool down from a bad morning
> (unrelated to this list/thread) and re-read all of my emails I
> realize that perhaps my tone was inappropriate and/or
> condescending.
>
> I apologise if I have offended anyone in any way.

It's okay, I should have been a little more wordy myself.

Regards,
-- 
Aristotle
"If you can't laugh at yourself, you don't take life seriously enough."