Re: GPE == *GNU* Palmtop Environment

On Sun, 28 Jul 2002 16:05:18 +0200
Colin Marquardt <colin_at_marquardt-home.de> wrote:
> Hi Nils,

Hello Colin!

> Phil Blundell asked me to inquire about this...
>
> Did you actually talk to the FSF/GNU people and asked them if we can
> use "GNU" as in "GNU Palmtop Environment"?

Nop, not *yet* ;)

> We had a discussion on IRC (#gpe @ OPN) about this, and whether we
> want to try to become an official GNU project. The general outcome
> was that being an official GNU project is quite a hassle (for
> instance, dc (Damien Tanner) is just 15 and would have to get his
> parents sign papers for him, and I personally am not sure if my
> employer would sign the papers too).
>
> If you didn't talk to them, we should either ask them or change the
> name (GPE == GPE Palmtop Environment for instance -- many people
> know GPE now, and keeping this acronym seems a good idea).

From my point of view I just chose GNU-PE (i.e. GPE) because I wanted to
make it absolutely clear that this project is intended as a free
project. On the other hand I have no special relationship with the GNU
project. In fact I was already thinking about the same thing...

So on the buttom line: Yes, we should rename the project (which is quite
simple) to simply "GPE - GPE Palmtop Environment" ... nicely recursive
;)

> Ideally, you'd drop by in #gpe and discuss with us in real-time.

Hmm ... IRC is currently not really an option for me since we do not
have a leased line internet connection :((

> One different thing: jamey says that he wants to release Familiar
> 0.6 in about two weeks. Do you think we can get gpe-alarm in a
> working condition (maybe it even works fine, I didn't try it since
> we don't have an ipkg for it)?

Oh, OK, I'll see what I can do.
Just one problem I see is that it will conflict with uuschedule since
both wil use the RTC.

> We also though about making the GPE that will be in Familiar 0.6 the
> first official GPE release, is that okay with you?

Sure, if we get that far ;)
I would love to see a first good release!

I would like to start collecting ipkgs somewhere, and not in the
unstable feed; that's too messy. I would like to have an own FTP
directory for just "our" GPE packages. This gives a better overview.
Agreed?

In fact I have already built a busybox task-bootstrap and am currently
installing a new 3870 on top of just this so I see what we _really_ need
(when you install task-complete you won't see that).

I have just finished GPE-Screen updates so that it builds a proper
(hopefully) ipkg and uses the new GPE stylus property thing for pointer
hiding (cool thing!). Oh well... lot's of work!

> Well, that's it for now I think.
Yeah, fine!
It would be really fun to see GPE in familiar :))

> Cheers,
> Colin
CU
  nils faerber

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