Re: Status Manager

[Havoc Pennington <hp redhat com>]

Gregory Merchan <merchan baton phys lsu edu> writes: 
>   Existing Protocol   | Proposed Protocol
>  ---------------------+-------------------
>    Undocumented       |  Documented
>                       |
>    Works occasionally |  Works always
>                       |

 - small tweaks to the existing protocol are far easier to get going
   across both gnome/kde, both politically and technically

 - your documentation of your proposal is very limited, I do not
   personally understand how it all works.

 - we are just taking your word for "works occasionally," clearly
   someone thinks it works, I don't have any reason to believe you
   vs. them.

I'm not "stonewalling" - I'm trying to understand all the issues.
Because I know a clear explanation of the issues (and better docs on
the ongoing proposal) are going to be required here. And the burden of
proof is on any attempt to modify existing practice, so we need to
have a clear analysis of what's wrong with existing practice if
anything, not just your opinion. This means starting with what the
existing practice _is_. Until then I don't have an opinion on it and
neither should anyone else.

Havoc