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Hi,

Joe Marcus Clarke wrote:

>>In general, I'm wondering, when a software package supports both gnome1 and
>>gnome2, should we be supporting both versions or stick with gnome1 for the
>>time being?
>>    
>>
>
>It depends.  Right now, we try to support both if the application has
>two sustaining branches (e.g. gnumeric, AbiWord, etc.).  For ports that
>simply switch from GNOME 1 to GNOME 2, so do we (e.g. dia, gaim, etc.). 
>
What about applications that support both GNOME 1 and GNOME 2 from the 
same package? xscreensaver apparently does, which is why I was asking in 
the first place, and the same goes for ethereal (which I'm currently 
looking at).

>Given that GNOME 2 is becoming much more mature, I think it's time we
>ditch the GNOME 1 desktop.
>
That's exactly what I'm trying to do, so you certainly have my vote ;)

So, if I wanted to help, should I send in patches to convert ports 
directly to GNOME 2?

Bye, Rolf