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

[Gary A. Ross]

Thinking about it more, do you want the Solaris Desktop to be just 
another "me too" desktop, just a GUI with all of the same modules every 
one else has? I would think that you might want to differentiate it 
more, integrating with something like the Looking Glass project. I 
realize that I trivialize the porting process a bit, so no flames 
please, and a lot of times it's not as easy as it looks, but for the 
most part, the basic coding is already done.

People in this community live "on the edge", most of us being 
developers. Would it be possible to use this as a platform to experiment 
with alternatives, instead of the same thing?

My $.02 ...



Brian Nitz wrote:
> The problem with making GNOME the project is that it is just one of 
> many projects which must come together in order to create a unified 
> opensolaris desktop.
> I think Glynn's idea could really help connect opensolaris desktop 
> users and developers with maintainers of the components, but I wonder 
> if we shouldn't try to pull a couple more components under this 
> project umbrella.  Alan mentioned the projects which comprise JDS, but 
> I'd add that the Xserver, hardware support (drivers), installer and 
> package/patch mechanism are also important for the desktop experience.
>
> Ross, Gary (G.A.) wrote:
>> 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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Gary A. Ross
NetOps Architecture and Infrastructure
Ford Motor Company
email: gross at ford.com
Phone: (313) 390-4313