Boxes and 3.4
Hi everyone, As most of you know, we proposed Boxes for 3.4 and from what I can tell, there were no big objections in the end. There was then the question of us actually delivering in time. As seen on planet GNOME not long after that, we delivered the first release which was included in 3.3.2. There is still a long way ahead to make Boxes the awesome app that we all would like it to be but to ensure that Boxes is in good enough shape for 3.4 inclusion in time, we would like to know a few things: * which features exactly are must? * is the plan to keep vinagre in 3.4 alongside boxes? * is Boxes going to be a 'preview' feature in 3.4 like Documents was in 3.2? Release team? everyone? -- Regards, Zeeshan Ali (Khattak) FSF member#5124 ___ desktop-devel-list mailing list desktop-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list
Re: Boxes and 3.4
On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 5:37 PM, Zeeshan Ali (Khattak) zeesha...@gnome.org wrote: Hi everyone, As most of you know, we proposed Boxes for 3.4 and from what I can tell, there were no big objections in the end. There was then the question of us actually delivering in time. As seen on planet GNOME not long after that, we delivered the first release which was included in 3.3.2. There is still a long way ahead to make Boxes the awesome app that we all would like it to be but to ensure that Boxes is in good enough shape for 3.4 inclusion in time, we would like to know a few things: * which features exactly are must? * is the plan to keep vinagre in 3.4 alongside boxes? * is Boxes going to be a 'preview' feature in 3.4 like Documents was in 3.2? First of all, congratulations on getting a respectable first release out ! I don't think vinagre is going away anytime soon (if ever), so focussing on the vm aspects in boxes for 3.4 over the remote connection parts might be a smart choice. I don't know if adding a 'preview' qualifier to the feature really adds much clarity. Our 3.4 announcement should clearly document what boxes has to offer then, and what's still in planning/development. That will hopefully carry the message that boxes is a promising, new app and not fully grown yet. It would be a great goal to be able to run gnome 3.4 images inside boxes in gnome 3.4. Matthias ___ desktop-devel-list mailing list desktop-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list
Re: Boxes and 3.4
Le mercredi 30 novembre 2011, à 00:37 +0200, Zeeshan Ali (Khattak) a écrit : Hi everyone, As most of you know, we proposed Boxes for 3.4 and from what I can tell, there were no big objections in the end. There was then the question of us actually delivering in time. As seen on planet GNOME not long after that, we delivered the first release which was included in 3.3.2. There is still a long way ahead to make Boxes the awesome app that we all would like it to be but to ensure that Boxes is in good enough shape for 3.4 inclusion in time, we would like to know a few things: * which features exactly are must? * is the plan to keep vinagre in 3.4 alongside boxes? * is Boxes going to be a 'preview' feature in 3.4 like Documents was in 3.2? Release team? everyone? I'm sorry, but I still have the same objection :-) And talking to a few people, I understood that I'm not alone in feeling that Boxes might not fit core GNOME (even as a core app [1]). Note that this shouldn't actually block any work on Boxes, as it does look like a great application. Vincent [1] http://live.gnome.org/Design/Apps -- just to give an example: I feel that a backup tool makes more sense than boxes as a core app, imho. And the wiki says that such a tool is very likely not a core app but would make a great regular app. -- Les gens heureux ne sont pas pressés. ___ desktop-devel-list mailing list desktop-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list
