Re: Request for inclusion of compizconfig-python and ccsm into F-8

[Warren Togami <wtogami redhat com>]

Tom "spot" Callaway wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-10-25 at 01:28 +0800, Mohd Izhar Firdaus Ismail wrote:
> > Package: compizconfig-python-0.6.0-1.fc8 , ccsm-0.6.0-3.fc8
> > Request description: Inclusion into Fedora 8 final
> >
> > Rationale:
> >    Compiz Fusion has been one of the major attraction to Linux lately,
> > and with Ubuntu already providing CF out of the box, users will expect
> > other distros to have it too. There no full featured configurator for
> > current compiz-fusion in F-8.
> >
> > Impact not accepting:
> >    Users will have to use gconf-editor to configure compiz-fusion
> > manually. Marketing value might be affected.
> >
> > Others:
> >    current compiz in F-8 uses 'glib gconf' as its configuration
> > backend, if FedoraProject decided to use libcompizconfig as the
> > configuration backend, changes are needed in desktop-effects and
> > /usr/bin/gnome-wm to load 'ccp' plugin instead of 'glib gconf'. CCSM
> > requires compiz to use 'ccp' for it to function properly.
>
> +1

Spot, did you notice that this requires changes to desktop-effects and 
gnome-session?  It sounds like they expect it to be part of the default 
install, not just an add-on to the compiz of today.  Is the desktop team 
aware and in agreement with these changes?

Warren Togami
wtogami redhat com