[packagekit] Res: KPackageKit and Shaman working together?

[Lukas Appelhans]

>On Fri, 2008-07-25 at 09:27 -0700, dantti85-pk at yahoo.com.br wrote:
>> Now Shaman or any other project can use the lib and make a new ui...
>> I think that the main point about KPackageKit is it nice integration
>> with system settings
>> KPackageKit be 
>> only a PackageKit ui (also the official), and no plugin stuff... 
>
>Define plugin stuff? I really don't think compiling from source is the
>job of a package manager.
I personally think it is: On Archlinux you can easily get _tons_ of 3rd-party-
Pkgbuilds which are not downloadeable as packets...
>
>> manager, and i like it but for end users i think that the simplier ui
>> the easy for then, package installing is already hard... 
>
>Being blunt -- I don't think you need an abstract UI when you have an
>abstract backend. The whole point of PackageKit is so you can have a
>lightweight GNOME frontend, a KDE frontend, a XFCE frontend etc.
>
>> Btw i don't know if they are already using the lib, cause i make some
>> changes, we would like some feedback too if you have some wish for the
>> lib :D
>
>Sure, I'm just being protective of KPackageKit -- the library is already
>really good and the UI is looking sleek. Just be careful adding too much
>functionality and compromising the work already done. Just my 2 cents.
>
>Richar.