RE: [Setup-tool-hackers] Where XST is going.



El jue, 02-05-2002 a las 21:08, Chema Celorio escribió:

[...]

> > 
> > Cool, I like this (debian is my favourite distro). But debian already have
> > some good setup tools (partially dpkg-reconfigure (debconf) or gkdebconf
> > are good configuration tools, you can do dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
> > and you will see graphical (if gnome debconf libraries are installed) or
> > text-mode configutation interface).
> > Second tools are Debian Configlets 
> > (http://hackers.progeny.com/configlets/) - they are integrated in GNOME 
> > Control Panel too: "http://hackers.progeny.com/configlets/book/ - The 
> > current GNOME front ends include a druid to invoke each configlet as a 
> > wizard, and individual capplets that are incorporated into the GNOME 
> > control center."
> > There are other cool projects, like PGI's graphical "Custom" 
> > partitioner, which uses Progeny's Python bindings to the GNU Parted 
> > library - see http://hackers.progeny.com/pgi/screenshots/screen05.png
> > I think this is excellent partition manager and XST can use it (it is 
> > multiplatform, because depends on multiplatform parted library)
> > All projects are in http://hackers.progeny.com/
> 
> Yes, but they are not as unified as XST is, and debian does not have the
> business case problems as others distros do, because it is not a
> company. If we do a good job, debian will shit it by default even if
> there are other tools.
> 
> > I think progeny debian hackers and ximian setup tools hackers should 
> > colaborate, because users don't need 2 different tools, integrated in 
> > Gnome control panel. Progeny hackers are doing excelent job for GNOME 
> > and Debian, XST hackers too, I think now it's time to colaborate ;)
> > (I can write letter to progeny hackers team, but I think it will be 
> > better if XST maintainer writes)
> 
> Yeah, we should.


I use Debian, I use GNOME, I'm a GNOME hacker and I want to help with
this issue (of course, after GNOME 2.0 release because it is my top
priority task now, until then I will be busy, but I could look some
things now).

Cheers.

> 
> thanks for you email,
> Chema
> 
> 
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