On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 12:32:58PM +0100, Marko Vojinovic wrote: > > > Apparently it is already being done (sorry, forgot the new name of the > > > fork). However, AFAIK, it is far from straightforward to "rebuild and > > > release" it. Gnome 2 and 3 use different versions of the same set of > > > libraries, and cannot coexist on the same system easily. > > > > The challenge then is to upgrade the Gnome 2 code to use the newer > > libraries. > > Which is essentially impossible without *a* *lot* of coding. IIUC, this is why > Gnome3 has been rewritten from scratch, instead of repairing old Gnome2 code. Nobody ever said software development was easy or without challenges. > IOW, nobody will make this happen. Then I think Kubler-Ross says you should accept things and move on. > > > And Fedora > > > has a lot of Gnome3 dependencies, even if you do not install Gnome3 > > > itself. > > > > Such as? > > Well, I'm still on F14 on this machine, but I doubt there is a serious > difference in F15... Anyway, there is no need to look too much: > > # yum remove libgnome > [snip lots of irrelevant stuff] > Removing: > libgnome > Removing for dependencies: > krb5-auth-dialog > policycoreutils-gui > system-config-lvm > system-config-network > > The above is on a F14 machine installed from a Live KDE spin (or maybe I > dragged it in later when realizing I don't have the above stuff...). > > So if you want a GUI for Kerberos, SELinux, LVM or network management, you > depend on libgnome. > > And if those packages do not depend on Gnome in F15 or F16, I'll be very > happily surprised. Having a gnome-free install of Fedora is one of my dreams. > ;-) Okay, then. So in the above 4 cases (not reall "a lot") I would say the challenge is to keep them in sync with the newer (or older) libgnome. Perhaps provide a compatibility layer? -- Darryl L. Pierce, Sr. Software Engineer @ Red Hat, Inc. Delivering value year after year. Red Hat ranks #1 in value among software vendors. http://www.redhat.com/promo/vendor/
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