On Mon, 2007-10-29 at 02:12 +0100, Alberto Passalacqua wrote: > * Using GNOME after the first login/logout is annoying or > impossible because: > > * The launchers in main-menu are slow or not responding at > all (The standard menu is working). > * YaST has similar issues to main-menu. Modules do not > start or start after a long delay since when clicked. > * Logout/shutdown functionalities are not working anymore > and suspend/standby buttons are grayed out.
Being worked on in: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=331577 > * There are lacking dependencies for applets, like the deskbar > (Bug 328912, reported before release) or others, for which a > patch still has to come (python dependency lacks), while the > bug, reported in beta 2, is marked as fixed in bugzilla. The deskbar applet was a mistake made in communicating with the maintenance team. We've been preparing to resubmit the fix so the patch is issued. > * Anjuta is obsolete (Provided version 1.2.4a - Available version > 2.2.2), and the provided version starts up with 3 error > messages. The bug was reported in beta 2 and was fixed in > GNOME:STABLE, upgrading to 2.2.2, but a patch still has to come. Unfortunately a patch will not come as this upgrade involves new packages. > * Evolution crashes when doing common operations like selecting > contacts category (Bug 335546), has issues with Exchange (Bug > 328149, found before release), and lacks of some of the most > published features of GNOME 2.20, as the backup feature (Bug > 331752). I know the evolution team was preparing a set of fixes, they may be able to give a status. > * Gedit is compiled without python support (Bug 299546), while it > has python support on other distributions (read Fedora, to cite > one). Unfortunate side effect of the upgrade to gtksourceview without using the shared library policy: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=337396 > * Bug-buddy is dumbed down, without the possibility of reporting > bugs (Bug 307860, reported in beta 2). This was fixed in GNOME 2.20.1 upstream, we have begun backporting this for release. > I think bug reporters and testers did their job during the development > stage, the bug slashing weekend and the community contribution to 10.3 > were probably the biggest since the birth of the project. > > As a consequence, I think some more effort to fix at least the most > annoying bugs, some more care in trying patches even with the > cooperation of the community, and a somewhat less restrictive approach > to patch releases (we are at "only security stuff" now) should be really > considered. I agree, but you will need to convince coolo or the board when that starts functioning to change this policy. -JP -- JP Rosevear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Novell, Inc. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
