Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] 2.4 Proposed Modules - GnomeMeeting

[Bill Haneman <bill haneman sun com>]

On Wed, 2003-05-07 at 17:11, Georgi Georgiev wrote:
> On Wed, May 07, 2003 at 04:05:50PM +0100, Andrew Sobala wrote:
> > On Wed, 2003-05-07 at 15:51, Damien Sandras wrote:
> > > I can also
> > > achieve the same level of functionnality without depending on GNOME at
> > > all.
> > 
> > Go for it, then. External dependencies are bad if you've got better
> > stuff internally to use.
> 
> Yeah, Damien, Go for iT! I'd be more than happy to see gnomemeeting become
> gtkmeeting.
> 
> What advantages does Gnome give anyway? 

FYI:
It gives the accessibility bootstrapping mechanism, which becomes a PITA
(though technically possible) for gtk+-only apps.  That's via
"gnome_program_init" which is itself pretty useful.  I'd recommend
leaving in at least that dependency.

- Bill

The ring when a call comes? The
> registry-like gconf? I myself don't use Gnome so I have no idea what
> "integration with the desktop" exactly means and feels like.
> 
> Maybe it is just me who uses a normal IM service usually and only starts
> gnomemeeting when someone says "let's talk", and therefore not caring if
> gnomemeeting has a tray icon or if it rings. I'd be very happy to see that
> dependency gone. Should we make a poll how many non-gnome users use
> gnomemeeting? Most of the people I've talked to using gnomemeeting do not use
> Gnome at all (and a few of them even prefer to look for another VOIP solution
> because of the dependency in question).
> 
> I wanted to say that for a long time, but didn't want to start a flame war, nor
> was I sure if there was not some greater reason for depending on Gnome.
> 
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