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Package name for GNOME panel applets



This was discussed before:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-gtk-gnome/2003/07/msg00176.html

And see also Debian GNOME Packaging Policy:
http://www.burtonini.com/computing/gnome-policy-20030502-1.html

Quote: "Panel Applets. TODO: Panel applets -- "gnome-applet-foo"
or "foo-applet" or "gnome-foo-applet?"

I ran apt-rdepends on libpanel-applet2-0 and weeded out full
applications which happened to provide applets. The result follows:

"foo" style:
  apt-watch
  bubblemon
  flink
  glunarclock
  gxmms
  netapplet
  netspeed
  teatime

"foo-applet" style
  gtodo-applet
  imhangul-status-applet
  lock-keys-applet
  mboxcheck-applet
  netmon-applet
  quick-lounge-applet
  rhythmbox-applet
  seti-applet
  xpenguins-applet

"gnome-foo-applet" style:
  gnome-cpufreq-applet
  gnome-netstatus-applet
  gnome-randr-applet
  gnome-swallow-applet

"foo-gnome" style:
  verbiste-gnome
  oooqstart-gnome

"gnome-foo" style:
  gnome-blog
  gnome-pilot

"foo-applet-gnome" style:
  uim-applet-gnome

Which is, not consistent. I don't like "netspeed" package name, which is
too generic, while its upstream name is "netspeed_applet". See
http://mfcn.ilo.de/netspeed_applet/ .

Any idea?

Seo Sanghyeon



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