|--==> Andreas Tille writes: AT> On Mon, 25 Oct 2004, cobaco (aka Bart Cornelis) wrote: >>[1] it's located in debian-edu cvs an alioth src/desktop-profiles module, >>current build of the package is available at >>http://developer.skolelinux.no/~cobaco/desktop-profiles AT> While I'm far from beeing a desktop configuration expert the stuff you AT> described seems absolutely interesting for all CDDs. Keeping this in mind AT> I wonder if we might include the stuff you mentioned completely into AT> the cdd package.
Good initiative! As this package might be of general interest (e.g. sysadmin, not cdd only), I'd rather keep it a separate package. Cheers, Free >>Further steps needed at this point: >>1) Get the package into Debian: -> packaging is done, but I need a sponser, as I'm not a DD AT> My suggestion would solve the problem of finding a sponsor. Just add AT> your stuff to cdd svn and patch the packaging method. The uploaders AT> of the cdd package will care for the upload. (Note: It is of course AT> just a recommendation and you are free to decide. But I see no real AT> need to have a lot of tiny little packages if they can be collected in AT> one package for all CDDs.) >>2) Once package gets into Debian change debian-edu-config to use it (add >>depends, remove custom xsession.d script, add debian-edu-config.listing >>file) AT> I hope that debian-edu will switch to cdd which (in case you accept my AT> suggestion) will implicitely solves this. >>3) Start discussing additional profiles/ current setup. What desktop >>customizations would you like to see (do speak up here ,we _need_ feedback, >>but drop debian-custom from CC when replying on this point :-) AT> I do not think that it would be too boring for people here. >>I think we should have (at least): >>- debian-edu-network -> proxy settings, .. anything common to desktops >>inside a debian-edu network >>- debian-edu-student -> settings for students (background, desktop icons, >>panel setup, maybe some things locked down with kiosk framework, ...) >>- debian-edu-admin -> settings for admins (links to admin-tools and >>documentation on desktop, ....) >>- .... AT> This falls into the scope of user roles, IMHO. AT> Kind regards AT> Andreas.
