In continuation to my previous email in this thread, I would like to
make some changes in what I wrote:
To Ricardo Wurmus, Timothy Sample and Mark H Weaver!
Regarding GNOME Core Applications and modifications to current "gnome"
package, FYI, I have filed this https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.c
gi?bug=35586.
Recently, I have been given this link (https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/Ap
ps) which lists all GNOME Core Applications that are to be added to
guix's gnome package.
Whether or not to do this, I think the package with the name "gnome" in
any distribution should always reflect the vanilla gnome suite released
by GNOME Project. Any modification to it, I think, should be packaged
under different name like "gnome-minimal" or gnome-extras" etc. This
can be a good standard.
My suggestion is,gnome --> With Core Appsgnome-minimal --> Without Core
Apps ( Provides only dm, wm, menus, settings etc.)
INFO: Core Apps can be found at https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/Apps.
Also, based on the above, I think we also need to create/enable new
value "gnome-minimal" for the data type "gnome-desktop-configuration"
of the variable "gnome-desktop-service-type". Value "gnome" can still
be default though. Power users can change the value to "gnome-minimal".
This can provide good modularity and thus provides choices to users.
For example, 1) If a user needs full-blown GNOME, "gnome" can be
chosen, 2) If a user needs only minimal GNOME, "gnome-minimal" can be
chosen, 3) If a user needs minimal GNOME with select core apps, "gnome-
minimal" can be chosen under service and individual needed core apps
can be added under system packages.
Thank you!
Regards,RG.
On Mon, 2019-05-06 at 11:24 -0400, Raghav Gururajan wrote:
> To Ricardo Wurmus, Timothy Sample and Mark H Weaver!
> 
> Regarding GNOME Core Applications and modifications to current
> "gnome" package, FYI, I have filed this https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/b
> ugreport.cgi?bug=35586.
> 
> Recently, I have been given this link (https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/
> Apps) which lists all GNOME Core Applications that are to be added to
> guix's gnome package.
> 
> Whether or not to do this, I think the package with the name "gnome"
> in any distribution should always reflect the vanilla gnome suite
> released by GNOME Project. Any modification to it, I think, should be
> packaged under different name like "gnome-minimal" or gnome-extras"
> etc. This can be a good standard.
> 
> My suggestion is,
> gnome --> GNOME Core Libraries+Utilities+Services+Apps
> gnome-minimal --> GNOME Core Libraries+Utilities+Services ( Provides
> only dm, wm, menus, settings etc. witout any apps)
> 
> Also, based on the above, I think we also need to create/enable new
> value "gnome-minimal" for the data type "gnome-desktop-configuration" 
> of the variable "gnome-desktop-service-type". Value "gnome" can still
> be default though. Power users can change the value to "gnome-
> minimal".
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> Regards,
> RG.