On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 12:46 PM Mikhail Zolotukhin <zom...@protonmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, > > I am the de facto maintainer of the kde-gtk-config repository. As of now > the name of this repository on GitLab is "KDE GTK Configurator" and the > description is "Syncs KDE settings to GTK applications". I think there > could be a better name and a description for the project. Current one has a > couple of issues: > > 1. Current repository name itself does not show the purpose of the things, > that it contains. Why it exists? What problem it actually solves? > 2. The description is not accurate. It's not only about syncing some kde > (maybe Plasma?) settings to GTK. It also provides a way to set a GTK theme > in Plasma. > 3. The name does not show its relation to Plasma and the fact, that that > "Configurator" only works in that desktop envinroment. > > Actually the code's job in that repository is providing a smooth > experience for GTK applications in Plasma, so that they looks more native, > in other words it integrates GTK into Plasma. > > Given all of that I think the better name for the repository would be > "plasma-gtk-integration", On GitLab it could be called "Plasma GTK > Integration" with the description "Components necessary to integrate GTK > applications into the Plasma Desktop". > > The name is good. > What do people think of that change? Does anyone have any suggestions to > improve the renaming? > > Changing the repo implies changing the release tarball name. Distributions won't like that, it's making a lot of work for them. They'll have to rewrite packaging and add migratory steps based on previous installs and update various metapackages. That's fine if it's a valid useful fix that affect end users, but we shouldn't do it without good reason. Something to factor in when weighing up pros and cons. Please message kde-distro-packag...@kde.org before committing to anything. David
