From: Steve George <gnome-summary@gnome.org> To: gnome-list@gnome.org Subject: GNOME Summary 22 July - 28 July 2001 Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2001 20:49:59 +0100 Cc: gnome-announce-list@gnome.org This is the GNOME Summary for 2001-07-22 - 2001-07-28 ============================================================== Table of Contents -------------------------------------------------------------- 1. GNOME 2.0 API Freeze 2. Martin Baulig steps downs 3. Comments sought on the RFP system 4. Minutes of the GF Board Meeting (July 24, 2001) by Dan Mueth 5. Evolution Beta period 6. GNOME Programming in Linux using GTK+ by Subhasish Ghosh 7. Joining the Round Table: How to get started developing for the Linux desktop 8. gIDE 0.3.5 available 9. DevHelp 0.1.1 released 10. Procman 0.8 released 11. Hacker Activity 12. New and Updated Software ============================================================== 1. GNOME 2.0 API Freeze -------------------------------------------------------------- The API freeze for GNOME 2.0 started to take place over the last few days. While not completely set in stone the idea is that with the API's frozen application developers will be able start porting to the new development platform. Everyone expects masses of bugs to turn up but it's an important step in the release cycle. http://lists.gnome.org/archives/gnome-2-0-list/2001-July/msg00181.html ============================================================== 2. Martin Baulig steps downs -------------------------------------------------------------- Martin has stepped down as GNOME 2.0 Release Co-ordinator. His college studies finally had to take precedence so he had to make this choice. He's left the new platform in a much better state than he was and everyone appreciates his work - lets hope his studies go well! http://lists.gnome.org/archives/gnome-hackers-readonly/2001-July/msg00192.html ============================================================== 3. Comments sought on the RFP system -------------------------------------------------------------- As GNOME has become more complex and the number of particapents has grown making considered technical decisions has become more difficult. Consequently this year has seen a number of arguments blow up amongst the hackers concerning important design decisions. Conferences such as GUADEC and the Foundation has helped but a more targeted system for making specific decisions is being sought. The main options are an enhancement procedure similar to Python or a technical review board. Some hackers feel the RFP system would be too bureaucratic so Havoc wrote up the proposed policy and is asking for comments. http://lists.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2001-July/msg00013.html ============================================================== 4. Minutes of the GF Board Meeting (July 24, 2001) by Dan Mueth -------------------------------------------------------------- Not a lot of movement on the Foundation issues has taken place recently, probably due to focus on the GNOME 2.0 release. The employment of a full time Foundation employee looks to be coming close which will no doubt push things forward. http://lists.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/2001-July/msg00002.html ============================================================== 5. Evolution Beta period -------------------------------------------------------------- Evolution the groupware application being built by Ximian entered it's beta period. Encompassing email, calendaring, to-do lists and news feeds it is one of the most advanced applications using GNOME technology. The major development phase is over with stabilisation and bug-fixing the order of the day so everyone is encouraged to download and pound on it! http://www.ximian.com/apps/evolution.php3 ============================================================== 6. GNOME Programming in Linux using GTK+ by Subhasish Ghosh -------------------------------------------------------------- This article covers the core GNOME technologies for application programmers, particularly focusing on GTK+. It's a good introduction to GTK+ if you want to be a GNOME programmer and the final links section provides for further study. http://linux.com/develop/newsitem.phtml?aid=12482&sid=1&page=3 ============================================================== 7. Joining the Round Table: How to get started developing for the Linux desktop -------------------------------------------------------------- Starting out as a hacker can seem like a mountainous task. Tina Gasperson seeks to dispell the fears and provide some pointers in this concise article: good stuff for those thinking about strapping on their coding water-wings. I personally think that every single person can make a significant contribution whether that be coding, documents, testing or whatever - every little bit helps. For budding GNOME coders don't forget the Gnome-love project which is specifically designed to help people down the right path. http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/07/11/185221 http://lists.gnome.org/archives/gnome-love/index.html ============================================================== 8. gIDE 0.3.5 available -------------------------------------------------------------- An often repeated complaint is that GNOME has no specific IDE: the reply has always been that there are a plethora of solutions, and anyway anyone who can't master the Zen of emacs is a wimp! Perhaps some developers tendinitis will shortly be soothed as gIDE continues it's path towards completion. Dave Camps announced a development release following completely redesigning it to a Bonobo basis. For some interesting screenshots follow the link and change the number from gide2 through to gide6. http://lists.gnome.org/archives/gnome-devtools/2001-July/msg00017.html http://primates.ximian.com/~dave/gide6.png ============================================================== 9. DevHelp 0.1.1 released -------------------------------------------------------------- Devhelp is a small helper application for programmers who need to reference documentation. While early in development it has a number of features that look really useful so check it out! http://people.codefactory.se/~micke/devhelp/ ============================================================== 10. Procman 0.8 released -------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Vandersloot announced a new version of this process viewer and system monitor. Some discussion has ensued about making this the default in future releases of GNOME. http://lists.gnome.org/archives/gnome-announce-list/2001-July/msg00036.html http://lists.gnome.org/archives/gnome-packaging-list/2001-July/msg00041.html ============================================================== 11. Hacker Activity -------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for Paul Warren for these lists. Most active modules: 200 SashMo 173 SashWDE 144 evolution 120 gnome-control-center 73 galeon 59 ximian-setup-tools 55 gimp 41 gtkhtml 39 control-center-plus 38 gail 34 mc 30 nautilus 30 gnumeric 27 pan 25 web-devel-2 24 libgda 22 bonobo-extra 20 libbonobo 20 eel 19 libxslt [101 active modules omitted] Most active hackers: 72 chema 68 dkc 67 tyeler 58 martin 56 hovinen 53 jcorwin 50 ajshankar 49 leonardl 45 chatham 37 pablo 33 mpeseng 32 minmax 31 michael 31 unammx 29 proskin 28 rodrigo 27 darin 27 hestgray 27 fejj 25 chyla [122 active hackers omitted] ============================================================== 12. New and Updated Software -------------------------------------------------------------- Paleta - Personal diary application Gabber - Open Source instant messaging Jabber client. Encompass - Light weight Web browser. ldif_to_vcard - Netscape to GnomeCard address converter. Althea - MAP e-mail client CD-Rom Control - CD automounter. gbonds - Savings bond inventory application Audio File Library - API for accessing a variety of sound formats. gmmusic - Database front-end to store music collections BEAST/BSE - Graphical audio synthesis framework. GNOME Photo Collector - Tool to classify images. GNOME SmsSend - Graphical SMS messaging tool. GCO - Comic collection database application. galeon - Gecko browser with native GNOME look. gxsm - Graphical interface to 2D data acquisition methods. Terraform - Interactive fractal terrain former. PortableGUI - C++ framework for developing GNOME applications. gnocl - Tcl extension of GTK+/GNOME widgets. Overflow - Visual programming environment. Scigraphica - Technical graphics and data analysis application. Glimmer - All-purpose editor. Watchdog - Service activity monitor. vlc - A DVD and MPEG player. bond - RAD system. For more information on these packages visit the GNOME Software map: http://www.gnome.org/applist/listrecent.php3 ============================================================== Until next time, Steve gnome-summary@gnome.org