Re: [gentoo-dev] Empty project: Desktop

[NP-Hardass]

On 08/07/2016 06:34 AM, Pacho Ramos wrote:
> El sáb, 06-08-2016 a las 10:29 -0400, NP-Hardass escribió:
>> On 08/06/2016 04:31 AM, Pacho Ramos wrote:
>>>
>>> Now https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Desktop
>>>
>>> Well, it seems that it's only "containing" other subprojects... but
>>> I
>>> am unsure if we really need it. Anyway, he is now empty
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I think it makes sense to keep desktop environments in a logical
>> grouping.  There isn't a need for an overarching control structure
>> right
>> now, but if there needs to be coordination of efforts, I think
>> keeping
>> it in its current structure allows that to happen more easily than if
>> we
>> didn't have all the DEs in a project together.
>>
>
> Well, in the past (when herds existed) that was handled by freedesktop-
> bugs project... but now it's different:
> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Freedesktop
>
> Anyway, the current desktop project won't either fulfill your
> suggestion as, instead of being a general alias for all the projects
> under it (like freedesktop-bugs herd was), it will simply end up with
> nobody listening as nobody is a member of it :/
>

Well, that's easily remedied with an alias for the project that contains
all the subprojects, no?

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NP-Hardass