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On Friday 28 March 2008, Leo Savernik wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, 27. M=C3=A4rz 2008 schrieb Sebastian Kuegler:
> > On Thursday 27 March 2008 20:51:11 Leo Savernik wrote:
> > > So I'm not convinced that the benefits of introducing python KDE core
> > > applications outweigh the disadvantages.
> >
> > What's your definition of a core application? We might all agree ...
>
> Everything that is released with a new KDE release.

that's a very broad brush stroke.=20

as a firm example (i hate arguements of the vague =3D): is khexedit, er, ok=
tetta=20
really a core app? would it make one lick of difference if it were writting=
=20
in python, ruby or c++? other than the savings in developer time (and=20
possible improvement in developer comfort if they are more familiar with a=
=20
non-c++ app), i don't think it would. even if written in python it would ru=
n=20
just fine in a UMPC system and i wouldn't see the problem of not having a h=
ex=20
editor written with kde that ran on a phone ;) kudos for picking c++, but i=
n=20
these cases, i really think leaving it up to the author will mean we get mo=
re=20
apps, quicker and with fewer bugs.

for this reason, i think we lose the benefits we would otherwise stand to g=
ain=20
by painting too broadly here.=20

my proposal would be to define kdelibs, kdebase-runtime/apps/workspace=20
essentials as core apps that should be kept rationally lean and mean, with=
=20
the rest of the apps being dealt with on a case-by-case basis using common=
=20
sense.


p.s. the eee pc is a bad example for memory constrinats; it comes with half=
 a=20
GB of main memory (and up). there are other interesting potential target=20
devices that come with far less, such as the n800 which comes with=20
as "little" as 64MB, so your point about paying attention to memory=20
consumption is imho valid. that said, the olpc with 256MB of main memory us=
es=20
python extensively. *shrug*

=2D-=20
Aaron J. Seigo
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