Comments on: Rocking The Opportunistic Desktop http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/02/24/rocking-the-opportunistic-desktop/ At home with Jono Bacon, Community Manager and Author Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Timmie http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/02/24/rocking-the-opportunistic-desktop/comment-page-1/#comment-135851 Timmie Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:49:44 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=2422#comment-135851 <p>Are your app efforts intended to be Ubuntu only?</p> <p>Python and PyGTK are cross-platform.</p> <p>What about interested coders that want to work on windows or cannot switch to Ubuntu due to restrictions in the professional environment?</p> <p>Would be great of the opportunistica way could be opened to peaople on Windows and Mac platforms.</p> Are your app efforts intended to be Ubuntu only?

Python and PyGTK are cross-platform.

What about interested coders that want to work on windows or cannot switch to Ubuntu due to restrictions in the professional environment?

Would be great of the opportunistica way could be opened to peaople on Windows and Mac platforms.

]]> By: ssb http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/02/24/rocking-the-opportunistic-desktop/comment-page-1/#comment-135823 ssb Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:57:38 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=2422#comment-135823 <p>Do you have recording/slides of Python sessions by Rick Spencer?</p> Do you have recording/slides of Python sessions by Rick Spencer?

]]> By: Liam Davison http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/02/24/rocking-the-opportunistic-desktop/comment-page-1/#comment-135762 Liam Davison Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:21:37 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=2422#comment-135762 <p>I think these "opportunistic" projects are really exciting, and am hoping they can renew my enthusiasm for Linux, Gnome and programming.</p> <p>But... Python? Is there any scope for widening this out to other languages? Even C! Vala is surely an obvious choice? I know that the Quickly developers are not keen to add other languages themselves.</p> I think these “opportunistic” projects are really exciting, and am hoping they can renew my enthusiasm for Linux, Gnome and programming.

But… Python? Is there any scope for widening this out to other languages? Even C! Vala is surely an obvious choice? I know that the Quickly developers are not keen to add other languages themselves.

]]> By: SCALE 8x « zeruch (zè-rook) http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/02/24/rocking-the-opportunistic-desktop/comment-page-1/#comment-135752 SCALE 8x « zeruch (zè-rook) Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:15:53 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=2422#comment-135752 <p>[...] Bacon’s Engines of Revolution talk actually finally got me to really notice Quickly, which now very much has my [...]</p> [...] Bacon’s Engines of Revolution talk actually finally got me to really notice Quickly, which now very much has my [...]

]]> By: Alex http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/02/24/rocking-the-opportunistic-desktop/comment-page-1/#comment-135739 Alex Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:42:35 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=2422#comment-135739 <p>This is excellent stuff! I will most certainly attend.</p> This is excellent stuff! I will most certainly attend.

]]> By: jimmy http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/02/24/rocking-the-opportunistic-desktop/comment-page-1/#comment-135738 jimmy Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:03:59 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=2422#comment-135738 <p>Do any of these get recorded for later use? Or any notes? I'm plagued with not being free during any of those times....</p> Do any of these get recorded for later use? Or any notes? I’m plagued with not being free during any of those times….

]]> By: w1nGNUtz http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/02/24/rocking-the-opportunistic-desktop/comment-page-1/#comment-135737 w1nGNUtz Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:44:16 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=2422#comment-135737 <p>Hi Jono, this is so exciting! Thanks for bringing ubuntu closer to enthusiasts.</p> Hi Jono, this is so exciting! Thanks for bringing ubuntu closer to enthusiasts.

]]> By: Flimm http://www.jonobacon.org/2010/02/24/rocking-the-opportunistic-desktop/comment-page-1/#comment-135733 Flimm Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:31:42 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=2422#comment-135733 <p>Can I request a session?</p> <p>I would love to learn about how to make an Ubuntu application support multiple distros. It took quite a lot of effort to port Epidermis to Debian (I had to use PolicyKit and DBus instead of gksu and Python 2.5 instead of Python 2.6). It would be great to learn any best practises there may be for coding portable Python apps.</p> Can I request a session?

I would love to learn about how to make an Ubuntu application support multiple distros. It took quite a lot of effort to port Epidermis to Debian (I had to use PolicyKit and DBus instead of gksu and Python 2.5 instead of Python 2.6). It would be great to learn any best practises there may be for coding portable Python apps.

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