Re: Powertoolz[was:Re: Preferences [Was: a whole lot of other things, too]]

[Dick Porter <dick ximian com>]

On Mon, Apr 29, 2002 at 04:51:11PM -0700, Andrew Coulam wrote:
> This was mentioned somewhere before in this monster
> thread, I think, but let's bring it up again:  why not
> have a separate package for all the neeto, whiz-bang
> features that the advanced users may or may not want. 
> We could call it "Sixth Toe" or "PowerToolz!" or
> whatever.  If you like viewports, include a viewport
> module in the "Powertoolz" package.  Advanced users
> would have to install these tools themselves (which
> they can easily do, as they're advanced users), and
> the semi-mythical "average" users can have the desktop
> that "just works" out of the box.

Sounds a good way to satisfy a lot more users.

> 
> Note:
> *we should not be doing this right now, but instead be
> getting GNOME2 out the door.  The "Powertoolz" package
> might be nice for GNOME 2.0.1, though.

No argument from me about this either.

- Dick