Re: Module additions

[Dave Neary <dneary gnome org>]

Hi,

Ross Burton wrote:
> * GeoClue
> 
> Very interesting concept, and apparently used by Garmin in some of their
> new satnavs.  However development has stalled.  Remain in incubation.

Isn't GeoClue also used in the Nokia tablets? I like the project,
although it's perhaps not a general interest module.

> * PulseAudio
> 
> Maemo 5 (alpha) and Moblin 2 (alpha) both use PulseAudio.  It enables
> some very magic features like transparently switching from internal
> headphones to Bluetooth headset.  It is also being used by GNOME 2.26.
> I propose we add this.

One proviso: there has been some feedback about PA not working so well
in certain usecases (usually with multiple sound interfaces) and
hardware (notably, they list intel-hda in their site, which seems like a
popular chip). Is anyone here working on integrating PA into their
stack, and doing aggressive QA & fixing on it?

> * WebKit
> * Mozilla
> 
> The battle is still on!  WebKit is as strong as ever, and Mozilla has
> been making excellent progress on mobile.  No clear winner as yet, and
> adding both would be confusing.  Maybe these should both be added to a
> Recommended External Projects list?

I still think that we're too low down the stack to recommend a browser
engine.

Cheers,
Dave.

-- 
Dave Neary
GNOME Foundation member
dneary gnome org