On Wednesday 14 Mar 2012 15:54:54 Matthias Klumpp wrote:
> Hi!
> Colord - just to mention that - is also not a GNOME project, it's a
> FreeDesktop project. (Doesn't mean it's "standard", but does mean that
> it's not GNOME) So everyone is free to contribute to it, and the
> maintainer is interested in collaborating with KDE. (which he already
> does very nicely)

There is no such thing as a FreeDesktop project.  FreeDesktop sets standards 
like desktop files, it doesn't build or choose implementations.  Just because 
a project chooses to use fdo facilities does not mean it has been chosen or 
blessed by fdo.  There is no process for fdo to do such a thing. It is a 
failing of fdo that it doesn't do so, and that it doesn't stop people form 
claiming to be fdo projects when they are not. /rant

What colord is is a Red Hat project, or more exactly a Richard Hughes project 
that Red Hat has allowed him to work on and Gnome has chosen to use.

John.