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  • From: Robin Cook <rcook AT wyrms.net>
  • To: Grimoire <sm-grimoire AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Grimoire] Re: mozilla /galeon
  • Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 21:39:24 -0500

On Mon, 2003-08-11 at 20:43, Hamish Greig wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 11:26, Jose Bernardo Silva wrote:
> > Well, I don't use either gnome 1 or gnome 2 desktop. The only gnome app I
> > use is gnucash -and after adding all my bank accounts and entering all
> > data
> > for the last couple of years by hand (local banks export data in excel
> > worksheets only) I am ready to fight for it... :)
> I don't think it will come to that.
> But if it does?
> Old fashioned duel? Swords or pistols ?

humm I choose sword and shield.... *grin*

> Seriously, we don't want to rob anyone of useful apps, we just want to
> clean
> up some older stuff that HAS been ported to gnome2. Gnome1 will stay for as
> long as these (special) apps need it. But I do believe anything that can,
> should be removed from grimoire. WE don't have the manpower needed to
> continue supporting useless crap that no-one uses. ANd we have over 2000
> spells now with less than 40 developers.
> I know part of the "free" software ethos is "choice" but really, supporting
> superceded apps just for "decency" isn't what we should be about. If there
> IS
> a new version that works we need a damn good reason not to remove the old
> one.

I agree of not getting rid of the core gnome1 libraries until all the
gnome1 spells have either been ported or support for them dropped. As
it is getting tougher to keep the gnome1 apps working as they stagnate
while the rest of the linux world keeps advancing.

CuZnDragon
Robin Cook





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