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GNOME Gets its Own Software Repository
PostThis writes "After the attack to the Gnome servers a few months back the Gnome Project was left without a third party software repository (which wasn't that usable anyway). The gap was filled in very recently by GnomeFiles.org. The site was built using BeBits as a model (BeOS users still swear by it) and they are looking into filling up their Gnome/GTK+ software database quickly; they are offering prizes to Gnome developers who will submit an app during the first week of the site's launch."
Four $25 Amazon.com gift certificates
- Gnome is part of the GNU project.
- The FSF asks us to boycott Amazon.com because of the one click patent.
Practice what you preach Gnome.
Congratulations, you have posted the first slashborg post! Keep up the good work. Your sig is particularly ironic, btw.
XML causes global warming.
User X hears about Gnomefiles and see cool new verison .x of some app. He's currently running Fedora Core 2, Mandrake, or Suse(ie a top 3 distro) or something else that comes with Gome 2.6. Of course this new app requires GTK and glib .x which of course are newer than what he has on his system. User tries to get it working but either can't or ends up hosing his Gnome install. Now I'm sure this is when user of distro X pipes in a say "but my distro can do it!". Good for you. That doesn't change the fact that getting both the latest and oldest versions of Gnome apps running on the same system isn't a royal PITA for many users. Don't even get me stated on the latest apps which require Gstreamer.
Say what you want about Windows but if your running XP you can download and install pretty much any app from last 8 years and get it to work. There are of course exceptions to this rule but for the most part its possible with little to no effort. For most people Gnomefile.org is just going to be a painful reminder of what cool apps are out there but you can't run because you can't figure out how to install them without hosing your system. For the new generation of Linux Desktop users this continues to be a huge problem.
Well, if you're going to be as scientific as that here's the ldd list for kmail:
/opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libkmailprivate.so.0 (0x40017000) /opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libkhtml.so.4 (0x403b7000) /usr/lib/libjpeg.so.62 (0x406aa000) /opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libkjs.so.1 (0x406c8000) /usr/lib/libpcreposix.so.0 (0x40729000) /lib/libpcre.so.0 (0x4072c000) /opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libkdeprint.so.4 (0x4073d000) /opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libkparts.so.2 (0x407fa000) /opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libkutils.so.1 (0x4083d000) /opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libkwalletclient.so.1 (0x40891000) /opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libkdenetwork.so.2 (0x408a0000) /opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libkspell.so.4 (0x40970000) /opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libkdepim.so.1 (0x40973000) /opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libmimelib.so.1 (0x409c9000) /opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libktnef.so.1 (0x409fd000) /opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libksieve.so.0 (0x40a13000) /opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libkcal.so.2 (0x40a21000) /opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libkabc.so.1 (0x40af7000) /opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libvcard.so.0 (0x40b98000) /opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libkresources.so.1 (0x40bba000) /opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libkio.so.4 (0x40bdf000) /opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libkdeui.so.4 (0x40ee0000) /opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libkdesu.so.4 (0x41159000) /opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libkdecore.so.4 (0x41173000) /opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libDCOP.so.4 (0x41353000) /lib/libresolv.so.2 (0x41383000) /opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libart_lgpl_2.so.2 (0x41395000) /opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libkdefx.so.4 (0x413a9000) /opt/kde3.2.1/lib/libqt-mt.so.3 (0x413d2000) /usr/lib/nvidia/tls/libGL.so.1 (0x41a0f000) /usr/X11R6/lib/libXmu.so.6 (0x41a6d000) /usr/X11R6/lib/libXrandr.so.2 (0x41a83000) /usr/X11R6/lib/libXcursor.so.1 (0x41a87000) /usr/X11R6/lib/libXft.so.2 (0x41a90000) /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6 (0x41aa2000) /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1 (0x41af2000) /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x41b1a000) /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0 (0x41b1d000) /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6 (0x41b40000) /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x41b4e000) /usr/X11R6/lib/libSM.so.6 (0x41c2c000) /usr/X11R6/lib/libICE.so.6 (0x41c34000) /lib/tls/libpthread.so.0 (0x41c4c000) /usr/X11R6/lib/libXrender.so.1 (0x41c5c000) /lib/libutil.so.1 (0x41c64000) /usr/lib/libz.so.1 (0x41c67000) /usr/lib/libfam.so.0 (0x41c78000) /usr/lib/libstdc+
libkmailprivate.so.0 =>
libkhtml.so.4 =>
libjpeg.so.62 =>
libkjs.so.1 =>
libpcreposix.so.0 =>
libpcre.so.0 =>
libkdeprint.so.4 =>
libkparts.so.2 =>
libkutils.so.1 =>
libkwalletclient.so.1 =>
libkdenetwork.so.2 =>
libkspell.so.4 =>
libkdepim.so.1 =>
libmimelib.so.1 =>
libktnef.so.1 =>
libksieve.so.0 =>
libkcal.so.2 =>
libkabc.so.1 =>
libvcard.so.0 =>
libkresources.so.1 =>
libkio.so.4 =>
libkdeui.so.4 =>
libkdesu.so.4 =>
libkdecore.so.4 =>
libDCOP.so.4 =>
libresolv.so.2 =>
libart_lgpl_2.so.2 =>
libkdefx.so.4 =>
libqt-mt.so.3 =>
libGL.so.1 =>
libXmu.so.6 =>
libXrandr.so.2 =>
libXcursor.so.1 =>
libXft.so.2 =>
libfreetype.so.6 =>
libfontconfig.so.1 =>
libdl.so.2 =>
libpng12.so.0 =>
libXext.so.6 =>
libX11.so.6 =>
libSM.so.6 =>
libICE.so.6 =>
libpthread.so.0 =>
libXrender.so.1 =>
libutil.so.1 =>
libz.so.1 =>
libfam.so.0 =>
libstdc++.so.5 =>
From the story:
they are offering prizes to Gnome developers who will submit an app during the first week of the site's launch.
Of course, this is only a possible scenario (and I'm in a pessimistic mood at the moment (or always)). I hope the site goes well, though!