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GNOME TODO

Below is a list of things we would like to have but due to time constrains haven't gotten around to. There might also be other issues involved like software written with linux udev for example.

Task

Notes

Contact

Status

mate-power-manager

port the backlight support to FreeBSD. The code is based on linux /sys.

{o}

FreeBSD volume monitor for gvfs

Add a "light-weight" volume monitor to gvfs to replace the hal volume monitor.

{o}

framework improvements: plist

Turn gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders/gio-guerymodules/others? plist @exec/@unexec lines in @keywords like @glib-schemas

{o}

review /PackagesThatCanBeAxed

{o}


GNOME nice to have

Task

Notes

Contact

Status

udisks

Hal replacement, Disks management part

{o}

gnome-disk-utility

Depends on Devicekit-disks

<!>

gnome-bluetooth

Adapt to our bluetooth stack or use bluez?

{o}

gnome-volume-control

Add support for the Hardware tab, and check the input/output tab on a snd_hda enabled machine.

{o}

Remove depend on /proc

See table below.

{o}

GParted

GNOME partition editor for creating, reorganizing, and deleting disk partitions

{o}


Gnome ports that use /proc

*list is possible outdated* It is known Gnome ports need /proc mounted to work. Below is a list to keep track of these and perhaps in the future replace them with something more modern and that will works beter for FreeBSD. This is because our procfs only does a subset of what linux procfs does.

name

Notes

gnome-shell

consolekit/polkit

gdm

Got het users

gnome-keyring


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Gnome (last edited 2023-10-08T18:31:11+0000 by GrahamPerrin)