RFC: removal of gtk+ and gnome-1.x from moonbase

[copeland1936@sbcglobal.net]

Auke,
Correction on my previous message.  OpenOffice2.1.0 requires gnomevfs-2 not 
gnome-vfs.  Still removal of old gnome stuff is a good idea.
John

On Sunday 04 March 2007, Kok, Auke wrote:
> All,
>
> I'm suggesting the deletion of all gtk+ 1.2.x -based and gnome-1.x based
> modules from moonbase. This currently comprises about 155 packages.
>
> The motivation is simple: gnome-1.4 is obsolete and unmaintained. gtk-1.2
> and all applications using it are obsolete as well. We - the lunar team -
> should not take on maintaining such a burden or load. These modules take up
> a significant amount of moonbase at no use at all.
>
> I encourage everyone to take a close look at the attached lists (they
> overlap for large parts of course) and engage discussion on this issue.
>
> Also, this is _not_ the time to whine about xmms being the best audio
> player. Those who disagree with me please hold your comments, this
> discussion is about keeping our small project livable.
>
> what *is* the discussion then? Here's some answers we should see:
>
> 1) more removals that fall in the same category or new categories
> 2) regular cleanups of moonbase
> 3) limiting the size of moonbase going forward
> 4) identifying _must_have_ modules that may not be deleted (again, only
> valid long-term arguments please).
> 5) preventive bitrot maintenance and testing (yearly compile tests for
> every module)
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Auke