... On Thursday, April 21, 2011 05:47:29 AM Matthew Paul Thomas wrote: > Regardless of how good or bad that process was, it is not reasonable to > then say that Ubuntu application developers "have every right to use" > everything that's "adopted upstream in GNOME/GTK". That would mean > Ubuntu's APIs should be beholden to whatever Gnome Shell does or does > not need. And that way lies madness. > > >> I doubt it's supportable to deal with Ubuntu patches for all the > >> relevant Universe packages. > > > > Right, but that's not even everything. We are encouraging app > > developers to build software for Ubuntu using Gtk or Qt, > > There's a good example. Qt includes a Qt::Drawer window type, for use in > Mac applications. Does that mean Compiz in Ubuntu should implement > drawers? Of course not. It might be suitable for Mac applications, but > it isn't suitable for Ubuntu applications. In the same way, > GtkStatusIcon might be suitable for Windows applications, but it isn't > suitable for Ubuntu applications. ...
That example is only relevant if you think Ubuntu is a separate platform from the rest of the Linux world. That way lies madness. Scott K -- ubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel
