[osol-discuss] RE: [desktop-discuss] Project Proposal :: JDS

[Ross, Gary (G.A.)]

sounds like a great idea, but be careful. There are many other desktops,
which JDS clearly has to catch up to. Would it make more sense to make
gnome the OS project? 


Gary A. Ross
Network Operations Architect
Ford Motor Company
gross at ford.com
Phone: (313) 390-4313

-----Original Message-----
From: desktop-discuss-bounces at opensolaris.org
[mailto:desktop-discuss-bounces at opensolaris.org] On Behalf Of Glynn
Foster
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 8:13 PM
To: Open Solaris; desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org
Subject: [desktop-discuss] Project Proposal :: JDS

Hey,

I'd like to propose that the Java Desktop System, JDS, be an official
OpenSolaris project.

Why?
====
  o Infrastructure like the creation of mailing lists or source code
    repositories require it to be a 'Project'.

  o With the introduction of projects like GNOME SSA, there is now
    more confusion. I suspect it will get worse rather than better.

  o Currently JDS is a 'sub-community' underneath the Desktop
    community. While not conceptually wrong, 'Project' might be a
    better fit [especially if we ever do a mass cull of communities
    and move them to projects].

How?
====
  o I'd like to shift over the current set of web pages and add a
    set of re-directs to the current pages.
  o I'm still hesitant to create a standalone JDS mailing list, and
    will continue to advocate using desktop-discuss.
  o The Desktop community content will then be changed to reflect the
    various upstream communities that the code originates from, how
    people can contribute to them directly, and the types of projects
    we undertake while under the Desktop community umbrella.


Comments welcome.

Glynn



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