From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Manish Subject: Re: Debian Mono / Tomboy Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:53:58 +0530 Message-ID: References: <20090628062550.GA15780@thinkpad.adamsinfoserv.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MKokU-0005Wv-DU for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:24:26 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MKokO-0005Qc-PD for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:24:25 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=39740 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MKokO-0005QM-Iq for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:24:20 -0400 Received: from mx20.gnu.org ([199.232.41.8]:27723) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MKokO-0006Ab-5A for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:24:20 -0400 Received: from mail-yx0-f201.google.com ([209.85.210.201]) by mx20.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MKokN-0008Ek-9j for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:24:19 -0400 Received: by yxe39 with SMTP id 39so4313266yxe.14 for ; Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:24:18 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20090628062550.GA15780@thinkpad.adamsinfoserv.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Org Mode List On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 11:55 AM, Russell Adams wrote: > Slightly offtopic, but I was reading /. where they are arguing over > the inclusion of Mono in Debian in order to support the Tomboy app. > > I won't get into the whole Mono debate, but I was curious why the > angst over one application? Whats it do? > > Its a note taking app for Gnome written in Mono! In fact, it sounds > like they are trying for some similar Org functionality, but with a > GUI frontend. > > > I think it ironic they are arguing over including this in Debian, when > they already have Emacs and Org out of the box. ;] The feeling of angst is caused by making Tomboy _required_ for Gnome and what it, in turn, requires to run - Mono. It's certainly not a _required_ application and even more so when alternatives exist. But you knew that already. http://www.itwire.com/content/view/25215/1090/1/1/ http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/06/12/the-ubuntumono-debate-continues/ -- Manish