D-Bus and other Linux desktop integration improvements

Project Name

D-Bus and other Linux desktop integration improvements

Project Description

Various Linux distributors have patches in their Firefox packages that add bits and pieces of Linux integration, and we'd like to see even more available. One particular area of interest is controlling the browser via d-bus, and exposing dbus events to the application and extensions.

Introduction to D-Bus:

• http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7744.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-BUS
• http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus

Project Leader(s)

Project Leader: Mohamed Attar

I signed up as a leader because I think I have the potiential to be a good leader. That does not mean I currently am one. If the group feels someone else can run this project better I will happy sharing the responsibility and title to that geek. =)

I promise we will all survive. Be sure to pick out your favourite coffee mug. Find some music that will keep you up all night (trance, happy hardcore, etc... check out www.di.fm).

Please contact me if you are interested in joining this project.

Project Contributor(s)

Project Members:

• Man Choi Kwan

Noteworthy Contributors:

• TBA

Project Details

TBA

Project News

Status

September 15th, 2006

Today Man Choi Kwan and I joined this project. We're just getting introduced to this topic and will be doing some research over the weekend.

To Do:

• Ensure all group members have a machine they can run linux on with X11.
• Research on D-Bus. Get some code and research to share with the group.
• Find some Mozilla/Linux Gurus to bother. =P