====== Team ======

We take care of the common bits used between the multiple available desktop environments.

For example:
  * devel/dbus
  * graphics/poppler
  * net/libproxy
  * devel/xdg-utils
  * misc/shared-mime-info

All members of gnome@, kde@, xfce@ and so on are free to join.

===== Members =====

==== Gnome ====

  * KoopMast (kwm@)
  * CharlieLi (vishwin@)

==== KDE ====

  * AdriaanDeGroot (adridg@)
  * GlebPopov (arrowd@)
  * JasonHale (jhale@)
  * LoicBartoletti (lbartoletti@)
  * TobiasBerner (tcberner@)

==== XFCE ====

  * GuidoFalsi (madpilot@)

==== X11 ====

  * NiclasZeising (zeising@)

===== Contact =====

  * [[https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-desktop|freebsd-desktop mailing list]]
  * Currently: #freebsd-desktop on Libera IRC

===== See Also =====

  * [[Gnome]]
  * [[KDE]]
  * [[Xfce]]
  * [[https://reviews.freebsd.org/project/profile/77/|Phabricator #desktop group]]
  * [[https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?email1=desktop&emailassigned_to1=1&emailcc1=1&emaillongdesc1=1&emailreporter1=1&emailtype1=substring&list_id=385221&order=bug_id&query_format=advanced&resolution=---|desktop@ open issues]]
  * DesktopIntegration

====== Roadmap ======

To be able to provide a more pleasant desktop experience the following tasks should be done:

===== libnm compatible interface =====

%%NetworkManager%% itself cannot be ported due to a monolithic architecture and extensive Linux syscall use (for activating network interfaces, et al). The libnm interface can be implemented as a shim to an existing %%FreeBSD%% interface, if one exists.

It is currently recommended to remove anything that calls %%NetworkManager%% in any form in existing software.

consumers:

  * qt5
  * plasma desktop
  * gnome

See: https://developer.gnome.org/NetworkManager/stable/spec.html

===== PackageKit =====

consumers:

  * plasma5-discover
  * gnome-software

See: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/PackageKit/pk-faq.html

===== Hardware =====

  * No sound on speakers out of the box on Realtek (0x0230) HDA CODEC, Lenovo laptop, bug#233398

===== Others =====

List other services with lower priority here.

==== logind compatible interface (replace ck2) ====

%%ConsoleKit2%% is actively maintained again, and between it and logind, the interfaces are different. elogind cannot be directly ported to %%FreeBSD%% without a lot of work to remove or mitigate extensive Linux-isms, as it is effectively extracted from systemd.

consumers:

  * gdm
  * gvfs
  * sddm
  * desktop sessions
  * lock screens and session managers in general

See: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/logind

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