On Tuesday 14 June 2005 04:19, Brian Jackson wrote: > Chris White wrote: > > Here's the nitty gritty: > > > > ---------- > > BACKGROUND > > ---------- > > > > kde-look.org is a site that hosts various kde themes to change the look > > and feel of the kde desktop. > > > > --------- > > REASONING > > --------- > > > > An eclass such as this would be benificial to users that want to create > > custom ebuilds for various kde themes, as well as getting popular kde > > themes into the portage tree. > > I actually half wrote a g-cpan.pl like thing for kde-look.org once. It > could handle themes and wallpapers. I never got around to the rest. I think > something like this would be better in the long run since the eclass will > only serve to make people file more new ebuild bugs for stuff the kde team > won't add.
I second that, that's exactly what I thought when I saw the proposal. A few other points to consider: - As Michael pointed out, kde-look.org already tries to be a install-with-few-clicks portal, and kde is going more and more in this direction with the integration in kde 4. - Often there's no real consistency in content packaged on kde-look, users just offer for public download things packaged as they feel. - Projects appear and become obsolete on kde-look at an _impressive_ rate. -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list
