Bug#285239: gnome-panel now depends on ximian evolution libraries

[Loïc Minier]

     Hi,

"Neil W. Van Dyke" <neil@neilvandyke.org> - Sat, Dec 11, 2004:

> Unfortunately, dependencies on Ximian Evolution libraries have been jus=
t
> added to the Debian "gnome-panel" package.  This makes the Gnome panel,
> a fundamental piece of the Gnome desktop, highly unpalatable to people
> who are trying to avoid further Ximian-creep in Gnome.  It's important
> to draw the line now, before dependencies on Microsoft .NET are also
> forced on Debian Gnome users.

 I don't see your argument, could you explain why it is a problem to
 have gnome-panel depend on the libraries you quoted?  This was done to
 integrate the clock applet with evolution-data-server (see
 <http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=272061>).  Are you
 alluding to Mono with "Microsoft .NET"?  What is wrong with it?

   Regards,

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Loïc Minier <lool@dooz.org>