[Mageia-dev] GNOME plans

Mon Jun 4 20:17:39 CEST 2012

2012/6/4 Olav Vitters <olav at vitters.nl>:
+> On Mon, Jun 04, 2012 at 05:51:11PM +0200, Wolfgang Bornath wrote:
+
+Leaving out the crap about "change your wording" and whatever.
+
+> - Maybe to clarify my point: When using GNOME, there should not be any
+>  need to resort to a distro specific configuration tool. E.g. xorg
+>  should be setup automatically, not require any distro assistance. It
+>  is long term and difficult.
+
+Ok, no problem. But what if a user decides NOT to use Gnome (what an
+idea!)? What should users use for configuration?
+
+> You clearly care about MCC, cool. But respect other people's opinion.
+
+Actually I like MCC but this is not the point, it could be any similar
+tool. I do respect other's opinions as long as these others respect
+the necessity of such a tool for system-wide settings independent from
+desktop-environments.
+
+> To make clear: I think it is stupid that various distributions have
+> their own specific configuration tools. That should be shared across
+> distributions.
+
+Od course I agree to that, never said anything against it. But I also
+think it is stupid to do system settings inside a configuration tool
+of a desktop environment. Please think again what that means:
+
+If there is no MCC (or any other central setting tool for the Linux system):
+ - a Gnome user will use gnome-settings
+ - a kde user will use kde-settings
+ - a lxde user will use.... and so on ad infinitum.
+
+And what if he has Gnome and KDE, having both their own system
+settings (hardware, msec, network settings, software management,
+etc.)?
+BTW: We are seeing this already in the forums: people see a setting in
+MCC and then the same in KDE/Gnome. They will obviously use the first
+they see - if that differs to the setting in MCC confusion is on the
+way.
+
+> Secondly, I think you should be able to do everything from within System
+> Settings.
+
+Yes, as long as it is not a setting tool for the settings of a
+desktop-environment which is not available when you do not use that
+desktop-environment.
+
+BTW: Pls, calm down a bit, I am quite amazed how emotional you react
+to this. It's software, not human rights.
+
+-- 
+wobo
+