On Tue, 24 Nov 1998, Greg S. Hayes wrote: > If the lsb committies decide to add standards like desktop enviroments > to linux we should probably create several levels of lsb compliance. One > for the basics (the minimal linux) and others extending from there. If > we don't do this we could rule out some linux machines from being > considered linux (like the cli only web/file servers running on 486s > around my house:) We should also be VERY VERY carefull that we don't end > up favoring one desktop over another... all kinds of hell would break > loose :) > > Greg Hayes > I agree that even trying to standardize the look and feel for a linux dekstop is a bad idea. I would like to see a standard that defines some basic ways for software to communicate. Examples: - Drag & Drop ... What kind of protocol should be used ( KDE and gnome has different ofcourse!)
- How to access mimetypes - How to install and read application definitions ( kdelnk files etc.) - How to install an application in a menu. - Protocoll for communication between panel and applets. - Perhaps some kind of OLE/COM alike standard. I think its good to try to standardize the interfaces not the implementations / look and feel. //Mats Loman