Hi Steven, On Sat, 29 Sep 2012 22:14:03 +1000 Steven Tucker <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi everyone, > > I have been doing a little work on the proposed control center - mcc2 > > https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Feature:UiAbstraction4mcc > > and would like to put a couple of questions forward to find some > direction. > > > 1/ What should we call it ?? > > I have been using mcc2 as a working name, however I'm not > convinced this is the right approach. I will soon be uploading the > code (been using my own svn repo up till now), and it would be good > to start with the name it will stick with. Should the name relate to > Mageia?, or should it be more generic? > > 2/ What languages should be available for writing modules? (Perl, > C++, python and Ruby are possibilities) > > So far mcc2 has been written in Perl (even though I had > never written a line of Perl prior to starting this) so as to make > porting existing modules a matter of just replacing the Ui calls, but > I do like the idea of allowing the modules to be written in more than > 1 language to encourage more contributors who may be turned off by > having to learn another language. > Sticking with Perl will make mcc2 core easier, so I may do that > initially regardless. What do you all think?? Is sticking with 1 > language preferred even if it means less contributors, or is the goal > to attract as many module developers as possible? > > 3/ What should the license be? > I would be happy to make it GPL V3, but is there any > argument for something different ? > The problem with the GPLv3 is that it is incompatible with code that is GPLv2-only. So the code should preferably be GPLv2-and-above or even LGPLv2-and-above or under the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License . Otherwise, one is introducing many future potential incompatibilities (and you can thank the FSF for that!). Regards, Shlomi Fish -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Why I Love Perl - http://shlom.in/joy-of-perl There is an IGLU Cabal, but its only purpose is to deny the existence of an IGLU Cabal. — Martha Greenberg Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply .
