From kde-release-team Fri Apr 18 15:41:18 2008 From: "Nicolas Ternisien" Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:41:18 +0000 To: kde-release-team Subject: Re: kdeutils cleanup Message-Id: X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-release-team&m=120853331131321 Hi, I would like if I find some time to modify KDiskfree to port it to Solid and convert it to a Plasmoid (like the New device notifier Plasmoid). The kdf project contains : - Kwikdisk which could be replaced by a Plasmoid. - KDiskFree which could be removed (as KInfocenter already contain a KCModuleInfo about existing partitions (even if this part first need to be improved by using Solid too)) What do you think about this ? Nicolas Ternisien On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 5:32 PM, Friedrich W. H. Kossebau wrote: > Hi, > > as the coordinator for the modul kdeutils I tried to get an overview about > what is in there. Following are my findings, which call for some action and, > before that, your comments, please: > > A) Working AFAIK, with reconfirmed maintainer: > * Ark - Archiving tool (not yet confirmed, but was maintained by Henrique > Pinto for 4.0, so I am optimistic it still is) > * KCalc - scientific calculator > * KGpg - graphical GPG frontend > * kjots - manages several "books" with a subject and notes > * Okteta - binary file editor > * SuperKaramba - version of Karamba with python scripting > > Fine, no problems here. > > B) Working to great parts AFAIK, but without a maintainer: > * kcharselect - select special characters from any fonts and put them into the > clipboard (applet variant still needs porting to plasma) > * kdessh - front end to ssh > * kdiskfree - like 'df', a graphical free disk space viewer (+kwikdisk) > * kfloppy - format a floppy disks with this program > * ktimer - execute programs after some time > * kwallet - KDE wallet management tool > * sweeper - cleans unwanted traces the user leaves on the system > > These programs got ported by our main v3->v4 porters and some, but then noone > really cares for them. > I guess at least for the privacy and security related programs KWallet and > Sweeper we should try to find dedicated maintainers. > KFloppy and kcharselect would be sad to loose, too. > The rest would be not that critical to loose, but still: > KDF might get kicked to kdebase/something and become merged with the partition > info module, the other functionality (un-/mounting partitions) might already > be served by some plasmoid(?). > KTimer might have a small user community and could be turned into a plasmoid, > e.g. merged with a tea timer or some other clock functionality. > Of what use is kdessh? > > C) Not working/not compiled and without maintainer: > * klaptopdaemon - battery and power management, including KControl plugins > * kdelirc - frontend for the Linux Infrared Remote Control system > * kmilo - kded module to support various types of hardware input devices > * ksim - plugin based system monitor > I have no clue what these four submodules do exactly. > I suppose that ksim is obsoleted by solid+some plasmoids. > KDELirc and klaptopdaemon look like they should better end in Solid and > kdebase/workspace/kcontrol/. > kmilo might be a candidate for that, too? > > I guess we agree that every program should have some kind of active > maintainer, some people who feel responsible for it and have sufficient > knowledge about it, if it is included in a KDE module. > So I would like to make a public call for maintainers for the programs listed > as unmaintained above. And given that May 19th is Hard Feature Freeze, I > would move all programs which will not find an active maintainer until May > 1st to tags/unmaintained/4. > Where should the call be done? dot.kde.org, commit-digest or/and kde-devel? > What would be the effect to promotion (look, they loose maintainers, not > future-proof)? > > Your input please. > Thanks > Friedirch > _______________________________________________ > release-team mailing list > release-team@kde.org > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/release-team > _______________________________________________ release-team mailing list release-team@kde.org https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/release-team