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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@)
KDE
- AdriaanDeGroot (adridg@)
- TobiasBerner (tcberner@)
XFCE
- GuidoFalsi (madpilot@)
X11
- NiclasZeising (zeising@)
Contact
- Currently: #kde-freebsd on FreeNode IRC
See Also
Roadmap
To be able to provide a more pleasant desktop experience the following tasks need to be done:
logind compatible interface (replace ck2)
consumers:
- gdm
- gvfs
- sddm
- desktop sessions
- lock screens and session managers in general
See: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/logind
nm compatible interface
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.