On Fri, Oct 08, 2004 at 11:01:20AM +0200, Sebastien Bacher wrote: > Le jeudi 07 octobre 2004 � 00:16 +0200, Michael Banck a �crit : > > On Wed, Oct 06, 2004 at 09:54:12AM -0700, Ryan Lovett wrote: > > > Is there any chance that Ubuntu Linux's GNOME enhancements will make their > > > way into Debian? I'm most interested in the panel menu modifications where > > > they've added a helpful main 'Computer' menu. I realize that some stuff > > > would have to wait for the GNOME 2.8 migration. > > I don't think we should change the panel structure in Debian (there is > no real reason for Debian to divert from upstream code).
Why does it make sense for Ubuntu to divert from upstream code then? > > As I understand it, the Ubuntu crowd will propose their modifications to > > be applied upstream during the GNOME-2.9 cycle. So it would eventually > > flow back into Debian. > > Where do you take this from ? By 'proposing upstream', I did not mean a formal module proposition, but rather to point out the modifications and let the respective developers decide whether they make sense for GNOME proper. I thought Jeff had talked about this. It has been a while though, maybe I misunderstood or matters have changed since. Michael
