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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: [scratching an itch] kdekiosk package: time to remove it?
From:       Krzysztof Lichota <krzysiek () lichota ! net>
Date:       2006-10-19 9:18:02
Message-ID: 453742CA.3050700 () lichota ! net
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Gudmund Areskoug napisał(a):
> Hi Federico,
> 
> Federico Zenith wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I am referring to this subfolder of l10n/templates/messages in trunk:
>> http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/l10n/templates/messages/kdekiosk/
>> (Ie. NOT to the extragear-sysadmin project)
>>
>> This project has a grand total of 13 messages, yet it represents an entire 
>> package in trunk. As the files show hardly any activity since over 16 months 
>> (and did not have that much even before), I would assume the project is dead. 
>> Was it a precursor to kiosktool in extragear-sysadmin? If the project is not 
>> dead, shouldn't it be moved to a more sensible location (like a playground or 
>> kdereview?)
>>
>> The project kdekiosk refers to is KiOSKE, which has not seen any development 
>> in the last 17 months, except some routine/automated maintenance.
>> http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/kdekiosk/kioske/
> 
> I haven't used it myself (yet, it's still in the long pipeline), but I
> know that at least many LTSP* setups use KDE in kiosk mode. I don't know
> if this is the particular app they use for it, but I'd guess it is. Or
> has it been superseded by some other app doing the same, only *better*?
> 
> That not much development is being done on an app, doesn't mean it's
> unnecessary or unwanted. Perhaps it's perfect or as good as it gets
> already? I'd say keep it, until/unless it *is* superseded by something
> better.

I think the only app used for kiosk mode is kiosktool and it is in
extragear-sysadmin.

	Krzysztof Lichota



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