Matt's not on our list so forwarding. -------- Forwarded Message -------- > From: Matthew Johnson <[email protected]> > To: Andrew Overholt <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected], linux-distros-dev > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Java D-Bus OSGi > Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 16:13:50 +0100 > > On Mon Apr 06 10:18, Andrew Overholt wrote: > > Hi Matthew, > > integrating the Eclipse update manager with PackageKit. We also plan to > > improve our OProfile launching functionality by using ConsoleKit. We'd > > obviously like to use D-Bus for these things so your Java D-Bus > > implementation is what we would use. > > That would be awesome. > > > As an eclipse.org project, in order for us to make use of Java D-Bus it > > has to be a part of the Eclipse Orbit project. Orbit is basically just > > a collection of "OSGi-ified" JARs that have been cleared be Eclipse > > legal for use by eclipse.org projects. In an ideal world the upstream > > project -- you, in this case -- would ship with OSGi metadata itself so > > Orbit wouldn't have to create potentially incorrect OSGi information. > > Have you ever considered adding OSGi metadata to your MANIFEST.MF > > file(s)? > > Actually, you're not the the only person to have emailed me about this. > Assuming it's just adding manifest entries then sure, that can certainly > be done, particularly if it'll help other people. You'll have to give me > the details though, I've not used it before. > > > (Of course, as an eclipse.org project we will still need to > > get Java D-Bus cleared by legal but that's technically irrelevant :) > > Please tell me if you have any issues, I may well be happy to change the > licence a bit assuming it's a reasonable request. > > Matt
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