Re: GNOME-HELIX
On Thu, Jun 29, 2000 at 03:22:21PM -0400, Daniel Burrows wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 29, 2000 at 10:29:09PM +0900, Ryuichi Arafune <arafune@debian.org> was heard to say:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I maintain a "memopanel" package which is an applet for gnome-panel.
> > (memopanel depends on the libpanel package which is a part of gnome-core.)
> > Becaseu I want to use the current stable gnome-core, I send a wishlist
> > to BTS.
> >
> > James (gnome-core maintainer) said (Bug #66467)
> >
> > >>>>> In <hh8zvo1wf3.fsf@dres.lewismoss.org>
> > >>>>> James LewisMoss <jimdres@mindspring.com> wrote:
> >
> > James> I am no longer really maintaining my gnome packages. I've given them
> > James> to Peter T (helix guy). The updated packages can be found there if
> > James> you want them. Course so can gnome-applets.
> >
> > I have some questions, please let me know.
> >
> > 1) Where is ? (URL?) I cannot find it in the official ftp server.
> > 2) Is the helix-gnome "pure" Debian package?
> > 3) If I install them and build the package which depends on the
> > helix-gnome-core, the package must depends on the gnome-helix.
> > Can I build the package which depends on the helix-gnome, and upload it as a
> > Debian package?
>
> I thought the Helix-Gnome guy was a Debian developer?
>
> If so, and if the other Gnome maintainers are letting their packages stagnate
> because of Helix's work, maybe it would be better to move those into the
> official Debian archives and make the Helix guy their maintainer..that would
> make things better for woody users at least (although stable users will be
> stuck with an obsolete version of Gnome for the next eighteen months or so :( )
Before moving some of the packages in, I need to resolve copyright
issues. Some of the images in the helix packages are (C) Helix Code,
and I'm not sure if they are redistributable enough to put in Debian
main. The main one is the yellow monkey button on the menu panel,
which I'm planning on replacing with the Debian swirl logo. I'll have
to look at our changes for other things.
If you wish to build a package against the gnome-core that is shipping
with Helix, the package should work both with the Helix GNOME deb and
the official Debian one for now. Likewise if you build against the
Debian one.
Peter
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