[Desktop_architects] Summary of DAM-3

Dave Neary dave.neary at wengo.com
Thu Apr 12 09:59:18 PDT 2007


Mike Hearn wrote:
> On 4/12/07, John Cherry <cherry at linux-foundation.org> wrote:
>> Distros.....the message was clear that many distros limit their focus
>> and library support to open source.  Is there anything the distros would
>> like to say about what is being done to support these 3rd party and
>> proprietary applications moving forward?
> 
> Note that open source and 3rd party are not mutually exclusive, eg
> wine, inkscape etc.

Many 3rd party free software applications push the burden of integration
with the distro to the distro - for 3rd party closed source
applications, the integration burden is typically on the software producer.

At OpenWengo, we have a youngish application which has not yet been
included in distributions, so we're in the unenviable position that most
commercial software companies find themselves, and having to decide
whether to put more resources into improving the application stability
or making sure it integrates well with a few key distributions. Luckily,
packaging is something that volunteers will willingly do for free
software projects, especially for their own off-the-beaten-track distro.

Cheers,
Dave.

-- 
Dave Neary
OpenWengo Community Development Manager
Email: dave.neary at wengo.com



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