Bug#154950: Thoughts on GNOME 2 transition

[Ian Jackson <ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk>]

Raphael Hertzog writes ("Bug#154950: Thoughts on GNOME 2 transition"):
> I urge the technical committee to take a sensible decision (ie one of
> the three solutions proposed in my initial mail) quickly. [...]

You're right that we are taking too long.  I'd like to propose that we
hold an IRC meeting between interested parties - not to decide, but to
discuss questions.  We'd publish the log to this bug report, and I'd
write up a summary.

I'm available:
	Thursday 29th August	unavailable
	Friday 30th August	1900 - 0200
	Saturday 31st August	0900 - 1300
	Sunday 1st September	0900 - 0200
	Monday 2nd September	unavailable
	Tuesday 3rd September	1900 - 0200
	Wednesday 4th September	1900 - 0200
	Thursday 5th September	unavailable

Would everyone who would like to participate, please mail me privately
with their availability, and say which if any Gnome package(s) they
maintainer or any other relevant status they hold ?

Please pass this message on to appropriate people.  If there's a
separate Gnome list it would be good to announce it there.

>  If you provide us a resolution that imposes Gnome 2 and Gnome 1.4
> to coexist on the same system, you risk to have a bad precedent :
> nobody listening to the technical committee because the
> recommandation is completely inapplicable and has absolutely no
> supporters within the Gnome maintainers.

It does seem that you may be right on this point - that no-one wants
to make them coexist.

Ian.