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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: lilo config tool
From:       Stephan Kulow <coolo () kde ! org>
Date:       2000-10-27 23:21:37
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Rik Hemsley wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 27 Oct 2000 17:42:57 +0200
> Stephan Kulow <coolo@kde.org> wrote:
> 
> > Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote:
> > >
> > > Now that 2.0 is done, I guess it's time to think about additions...
> > >
> > > I wouldn't mind adding lilo-config
> > > (a KControl plugin for configuring lilo,
> > > http://www.linux-easy.com/development.php)
> > > and possibly printer-config (KControl plugin for printer configuration
> > > (printcap etc.), currently relies on rhs-printfilters, but adapting it to
> > > OSes using a different approach shouldn't be too hard) to kdeadmin.
> > Well, I don't want to see anything distribution specific in KDE CVS.
> > But the lilo-config should be ok (even though I would like to see
> > a grub-config much more :)
> 
> kdeadmin:
> kpackage -> rpm, deb, slack packages (-> Linux, generally speaking)
> ksysctrl -> Linux only ?
> ksysv    -> SYSV Init
> 
> IMO lack of integration with the OS is letting KDE down somewhat, and
> we should find a way to let system-specific apps be developed alongside
> the rest of KDE (i.e. in CVS)
> 
> Yes, it would be nice if system-specific apps had ports to other systems
> built in, but I certainly wouldn't mind e.g. a Solaris-only boot loader
> config tool being in kdeadmin. It just wouldn't be compiled on my Linux
> box. No hassle.
> 
I didn't say anything else. I just don't want anything 'RedHat Linux'
specific

Greetings, Stephan

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