[Compcomm] My ideas (for the record)

[Robert Carr]

On 6/15/07, Mike Dransfield <mike at blueroot.co.uk> wrote:
> Michael Roy wrote:
> > If the subdomains idea is the one we use, and
> > personally, I think it is a fantastic idea, we could
> > even, I suppose, call it compcomm.compiz.org for now.
> > We could create a front page with a "we need a name
> > announcement," create some temporary artwork, with,
> > say, a big tacky question mark image in place of an
> > icon.
> >
>
> Wouldn't it be better to describe this new project before
> rushing into anything which will look tacky?
>
> I still have no idea what this project is supposed to
> represent.  I suspect a lot of other people just assume
> they know but there is no real reference to define it.
>
> Please can the people with the big ideas about the new
> project post a message in the compiz forum explaining
> what your new project is and what it offers that is not
> already offered by compiz (or the community part).
>
> I dont think 'extra community plugins' is a valid reason
> to create a new subproject.  It should be more defined than
> that.
>
> Pretend that nobody has heard of your new project or knows
> what its all about.  Your idea has to be defined before you can
> add a name and create a website.  The first question people
> will ask it 'what is it?', not 'whats it called?'
>
> Is it just a project to include ex-beryl plugins?  Is it to provide
> as much eye-candy as possible?  Make Compiz easy to use?
>
> Once these questions are answered it will be easy to name
> the projects, there may even be more than 1 project which is
> needed (in order to keep their goals separate).

I'm pretty sure we've clarified this time and time again. In general
it is to help create a full composite desktop. A large part of this is
creation of a large set of plugins for Compiz. In addition to this we
have things like creation of the configuration system. Also we want to
work with other projects to make this more feasible, like mine and
Dennises recent patches to Nautilus and KDesktop to draw a transparent
desktop and allow Compiz to paint the actual background.