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List: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: Are there any plans to create a CVS module for plugins ?
From: Torsten Rahn <torsten () kde ! org>
Date: 2001-04-19 6:37:30
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> responsible for this package. However, I cannot see how this is going to
> benefit the user who just wants to say get one of the konqueror plugins ?
It doesn't because it's the wrong question. This is going to benefit those
people who aren't interested in the konqueror plugins which are only optional.
> complaints by users about upgrading KDE and the reason I was asking for
Having only a little number of packages is also the reason why KDE is
so successful. dozens of tiny packages would be harder to install.
> putting all the io-slaves into one package on its own and asking user to
> download it separately. For example, kdelibs can come only with the file
> io-slave and all the others will be packaged into two other kioslave
> packages, kioslave-basic and kioslave-extra or some similar name. Then we
> can put ftp, http, pop, man, help and any other io-slaves to be used by
I'm quite sure that more than 90% of kde-users want ftp, http, pop and
probably even man and help. So it makes no sense to distribute them
as a seperate package.
> most people into the basic package and remaining ones will go into the
> kioslave-extra package.
kioslave-extra = kdeaddon/kioslave-extra
> fixes in io-slaves or plugins or new icons or wallpapers etc etc. Anyways,
I'm not really sure if putting themes, wallpapers and sounds into kde-addon
is a good idea. Additional Wallpapers, themes and sounds will certainly take
up to several Megabyte and provide "only" some additional eyecandy.
I think it would be bad if the user would have to be forced to
download several MB of pixmaps/Sounds just to get some
extra kB of functionality. That's also the reason why I explicitely proposed
to have _two_ additional modules: kde-plugins (for additional kioslaves,
filters, plugins etc.) and kde-artwork (for additional themes, icons,
wallpapers, sounds, screensavers).
Greetings,
Tackat
> Just my $0.02 worth.
>
> Regards,
> Dawit A.
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