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| Status Columns | |
|---|---|
| N/A | |
| {*} | Started |
| {o} | Not started |
| Problem or blockage | |
| ✔ | Finished |
Below is a list of things we would like to have but due to time constrains haven't gotten around to. There might also be other issues involved like software written with linux udev for example.
| Task | Notes | Contact | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| mate-power-manager | port the backlight support to FreeBSD. The code is based on linux /sys. | {o} | |
| FreeBSD volume monitor for gvfs | Add a “light-weight” volume monitor to gvfs to replace the hal volume monitor. | {o} | |
| framework improvements: plist | Turn gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders/gio-guerymodules/others? plist @exec/@unexec lines in @keywords like @glib-schemas | {o} | |
| review PackagesThatCanBeAxed | {o} |
| Task | Notes | Contact | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| udisks | Hal replacement, Disks management part | {o} | |
| gnome-disk-utility | Depends on Devicekit-disks | ||
| gnome-bluetooth | Adapt to our bluetooth stack or use bluez? | {o} | |
| gnome-volume-control | Add support for the Hardware tab, and check the input/output tab on a snd_hda enabled machine. | {o} | |
| Remove depend on /proc | See table below. | {o} | |
| GParted | GNOME partition editor for creating, reorganizing, and deleting disk partitions | {o} |
*list is possible outdated* It is known Gnome ports need /proc mounted to work. Below is a list to keep track of these and perhaps in the future replace them with something more modern and that will works beter for FreeBSD. This is because our procfs only does a subset of what linux procfs does.
| name | Notes |
| gnome-shell | |
| consolekit/polkit | |
| gdm | Got het users |
| gnome-keyring |