Re: {SPAM 04.1} Re: Gnome-print usage

["Rob Taylor" <robtaylor@fastmail.fm>]

On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 23:38:41 +0100, "Sebastien Bacher"
<seb128@debian.org> said:
> "Rob Taylor" <robtaylor@fastmail.fm> writes:
> 
> > 3) Panel application for printer status and queue management
> 
> There is a "Printing Notification Icon" in Gnome2.4 (gnome-cups-icon in
> gnome-cups-manager package) that should do this.

Thanks, I'll check it out.
 
> 
> > My primary concern is that all this should work well in Debian, so I'd
> > rather produce diffs at debian level then propagate them upwards. My main
> > question, is should i do this work against 2.4, backporting changes when
> > necessary, or Is there an aim to have working 2.6 packages soon? 
> 
> Sarge will probably keep Gnome2.4 but were are going to package Gnome2.6
> in experimental first and unstable after that.

Sounds like a sensible plan.

> 
> > If the feeling is that it would be best to do these changes against 2.6,
> > I offer my services in helping package 2.6 (I have quite a bit of
> > experience packaging on debian, as headed up a custom embedded distro
> > based on debian in my last job). Is anyone working activly on this right
> > now?
> 
> We should start to package Gnome2.6 soon, if you want to help you're
> welcome. 
> 
> Do you want to join the Gnome Team to help on this part of packages
> (basically team members have a commit right on the alioth SVN used for
> the team packages) ? 

I'd love to join the Gnome Team :)  Are there any particular
docs/policies I should read up on?

Thanks,

Rob Taylor