On Monday 04 May 2009 22:04:25 Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> Hi...
>
> I'm putting together a "where are we now, where are we going" snapshot of
> as many of the "big pieces" in KDE 4 as possible, and I'd like some input
> from you on Nepomuk.
>
> In particular, what I'm looking for are 2-4 bullet items for each of these
> two questions:
>
> * What have been the defining achievements in the last year?
* Virtual folders and query service in kdebase
* Stable Nepomuk server design
* Strigi service solving most problems with file indexing
> * What are the main focus points and or goals for the project in 2009?
* Application integration
* Virtuoso backend integration
* Akonadi integration
>
> If you're feeling extra helpful, you might want to also provide some input
> on:
>
> * What are the major pain points in your project right now?
* Performance of libnepomuk
* File handling (no way of tracking all file operations, problem with
removable devices, network storage, etc.)
> * Outside of the core libs (kdecore, kdeui, kio, kfile) what are the most
> critical pieces of KDE technologies that your project is relying on?
* Soprano
>
> You can reply to me directly; I'll be collating and making public the
> results when they are in ...
>
> As an example of what I'm looking for, here's the answer set of Plasma:
>
> In the last year:
>
> * Parity with KDE3 desktop/panels
> * Finished out the foundational pieces (extenders, activities,
> scripting..) * Moved libplasma to kdelibs
>
> Focus points in 2009:
>
> * Ease of creating Plasma components (Plasmate)
> * Netbook interface
> * Media center components
> * Remote plasmoids
> * Social desktop features
> * Improved integration with Nepomuk and rest of workspace
>
> Major point points:
>
> * x.org driver quality
> * QGraphicsView is still going through growing pains
> * newness of our own codebase resulting in larger #s of defects
>
> Major technologies we rely (or will be relying) on:
>
> * x.org and kwin compositing features
> * QGraphicsView
> * Solid
> * Nepomuk
>
>
>
> As for why I'm doing this survey, here's an excerpt from
> http://aseigo.blogspot.com/2009/04/trailheads.html:
>
> "The pre-4.0 development of KDE was helped along by everyone knowing what
> we were striving towards: we had the Pillars, these new big chunks of
> technology we were busy slotting into place so that we could build ever
> better applications on top of; we had a renewed focus on clean, usable
> interfaces; we were also aiming for beauty and greater platform
> independence.
>
> The individual projects around the KDE universe all swirled around these
> shared goals. Each headed in their own direction that reflected their own
> interpretation of these goals as weighted by their development team in
> terms of importance. Not remarkably, while there was variance in execution,
> there was a remarkable harmony in the overall approach and results.
>
> That didn't happen by accident: it happened because we were communicating
> with each other about our goals and in-the-moment situations. I was part of
> only a fraction of these conversations, but I remember the huge number of
> informal meet ups both online and in person (part of my "coffee shop
> meetings around the world" tour, or at least that's sometimes how it felt
> ;). It was inspiring and helpful and marked a high water point in KDE
> community togetherness for me.
>
> We're into 2009 now and it's time to stoke those fires again."
>
> Thanks for your time and energy in advance :)
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