Mapping form factor

[David Zeuthen]

On Thu, 2009-07-02 at 11:12 -0500, Robby Workman wrote:
> >  a) use standard configuration systems like e.g. GConf
> 
> 
> GConf is not "standard" at all.  

Hence the term "e.g." - it means "for example".

> If the goal is desktop-neutrality
> (which it should be, IMHO), then GConf should be out of the equation
> completely.  If it's optional, that's fine, but *requiring* it is just
> wrong IMO.

No, it is not a goal for policy agents like gnome-power-manager to be
desktop neutral - in fact, it's an anti-goal.

(Of course I wasn't suggesting devkit-power should be using GConf - I
mean, that thing should not be involved in policy _at all_ so the point
is totally moot.)

     David