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Linux Desktop Developers Find Common Ground

Submitted by stro on Thu, 2005-12-08 14:41. FreeDesktop.org
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Open Source Development Labs Inc. this weekend called together architects from over two dozen key desktop-oriented Linux projects to work out their differences and to find common cause in their efforts to create the best possible Linux desktop.

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Also of interest may be the new
Portland mailing list

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to create the best possible

Submitted by lobais on Fri, 2005-12-09 10:51.

to create the best possible Linux desktop
Should that be desktops
If not, we'll just end up with another fine desktop, but still have lots of people on the other ones.

Configuration files

Submitted by Anonymous George on Fri, 2005-12-09 08:51.

I'd like to see a _standard_ format for configuration files. Nearly all programs have a configuration file or files. Currently, a user must understand the format of each file. Why can't there be just one format?

Something like the Elektra project seems to be a step in the right direction. I know there are other projects trying to promote similar ideas, but, is there any real progress?

The article is a little

Submitted by Anonymous George on Thu, 2005-12-08 17:04.

The article is a little sparse on details, so I have to ask. What's the difference between Portland and Freedesktop.org?

from TFA by Anonymous George

difference..

Submitted by Anonymous George on Thu, 2005-12-08 18:24.

It seems to me that freedesktop is a "catch all" for desktop projects. It doesn't mandate anything other than to provide a place for desktop projects to get hosted. Think "sourceforge" for desktop projects.

Portland I think is an attempt to show a unified front to ISVs to show that they can port their applications to the linux desktop and it doesn't matter what desktop a person is using. By providing this united front we have a greater marketing and bargaining power.

The one thing they still need to solve is how to add third party software to a distro regardless of the distro. Hopefully, they will champion Mike Hearn's autopackage project for this.

sri

Check out:

Submitted by Anonymous George on Thu, 2005-12-08 18:18.

Check out: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Portland

From what I can tell, Portland is about determining the needs of ISVs as far as presenting one common Linux desktop platform and then working on
fulfilling those needs.

Also check out the mailing list:
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/portland/2005-December/date.html

Hope that helps.