Re: Networking Completely Failed
On Friday, February 01, 2019 10:27:05 AM Curt wrote:
> Maybe inconclusive. What's a gnome application, anyway?
I'd like to try to answer that:
* I would say that a GNOME application is one that is in some sense
supported by the GNOME (I guess GNU?) organization -- it is probably hosted
(i.e., has source code available) on the (a?) gnome site, probably supported
by one or more gnome developers, and *possibly* using one or more gnome
libraries or other software resources.
It does not preclude that:
* non-gnome developers also support it
* non-gnome websites also make it (as source or binaries or both) available
for use by others
* it uses, either in addition to, or in some circumstances, non-gnome
libraries or software resources
* it's use and / or distribution with other distros / desktop environments
It may have been, in some sense "started" as a gnome application, but it might
just as well have had other roots and been somewhat adopted by gnome (and not
precluding other distros / desktops also having adopted it).
It is, after all, (I believe, without double checking), under a GPL or similar
free and / or open source license.
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