> Those who like it light want all the extras to be kept outside of BB, in
> order to keep the binary small. On the other hand, for those who like
> the extras, having separate applications running at the same time is not
> very efficient: there is the X-middleman problem, and I guess the total
> binary size may be bigger if the applications are separate (correct me
> if I'm grong on this point). So for those who want some extras, having
> them integrated as tightly as possible in BB would be more efficient.
>
> Is it possible to please everybody? Namely to have a very tight
> integration of the extra features *you* want, without wasting ressources
> with those *you* don't want? Maybe it is not possible, but I believe the
> question is worth asking. Let's examine the options, from the tightest
> integration to the loosest.
That is a very nice idea of trying to please everybody, but that is never
going to happen. :-(
If people are so unhappy with the way things currently have been developed in
regards to blackbox, and it's applications, here's a couple of things to
think about:
First the are not that many bb apps out there anyway. They all have direct
links from bb's web site, so it's not hard to find. dl/compile/install.
This takes little to no time, and you only put in what you want.
You have complete control from step one. It's like lego. You can put
whatever piece(s) together until you have a finished structure of what you
wanted. There have been several suggestions that seem to me like someone
giving you a lego structure with every combination of lego piece, and saying
... "here ya go, take out what you don't want". That doesn't make sense.
If people are still gung-ho about these things ... The software is open
source. Go ahead and make whatever changes you want, combine the apps
directly into bb source, change the makefile options, do whatever your little
hearts desire. You can call it orangecircle and put it on your website for
download.
If people really want it that bad they can download it. IMO people probably
won't download it, and that would say something too. But don't voice all of
the dislikes and expect the maintainers to modify bb to a new dimension that
is the complete opposite of blackbox's intent. If you still have any doubt
about the purpose of blackbox read the home page of the website.
Blackbox is fine the way it is: fast and light. Everything else is second to
that.
