[desktop-discuss] Re: [companion-discuss] Compiz 3D desktop packages in Companion CD

[Laszlo (Laca) Peter]

On Fri, 2007-04-27 at 15:15 -0700, Mike Kupfer wrote:
> >>>>> "Laca" == Laszlo Peter <Laszlo> writes:
> 
> >> Laca proposed something similar a couple months ago:
> >> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.os.solaris.opensolaris.general/18953
> >>
> >> The project was approved, is called pkgbase, but is currently in the
> >> site development stage (aka a "hidden" project.)
> 
> Laca> My plan is to clean up and migrate the most popular apps from SFE
> Laca> to pkgbase.
> 
> The original proposal mentions that pkgbase ("if successful") would
> obsolete the Companion.  Is that still the plan?
> Have any more details been worked out?

No details have been worked out, I believe it depends on
community participation, which I can't estimate until the
project finally starts.

> For example, is there a timeline?  What about packages
> that are in the Companion but not in SFE (e.g., XEmacs)?

Definitely no time line.  Things are starting very slowly,
mostly because of me being busy with other stuff, but seeing
the activity around spec-files-extra, I do think it'll
advance rapidly once I have the framework set up.

I'll post a separate email about the status and plans shortly.

Laca