From kde-core-devel  Thu Feb 22 22:15:27 2007
From: "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () kde ! org>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:15:27 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: organizing kdebase
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On February 22, 2007, Richard Moore wrote:
> Anything kdebase will be in one of these groups:
>
> a) Present on all platforms for KDE applications to operate
> b) Present to allow non-KDE apps for a particular platform to integrate
> c) Part of the KDE desktop environement itself

d) apps expected on a minimal desktop, but which are part of the desktop en=
v=20
itself

> a =3D=3D apps

a =3D=3D runtime, actually

> b =3D=3D ??
> c =3D=3D workspace
>
> Is this a better way of looking at things?

i think it is essentially how i'm looking at it, yes. from a packager's POV=
=20
the stuff in runtime/ are the dependencies for KDE apps. the stuff in utils=
/=20
(or tools/, or whatever) is useful for scripts, apps and command line users=
=20
which aren't KApplications. they are so useful they are in kdebase, but the=
y=20
aren't dependencies for KApplications.

this is useful information for both developers of KDE apps (e.g. if it isn'=
t=20
in runtime, what are you doing using it? and if it is in runtime, respect i=
t=20
even more when modifying it!) as well as system integrators ("this is what=
=20
KDE apps rely on", "this is a set of essential integration and command line=
=20
tools KDE provides", "this is a basic set of apps", "this is the workspace=
=20
or 'desktop shell' ")

=2D-=20
Aaron J. Seigo
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