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D-Bus and other Linux desktop integration improvements.

Various Linux distributors have patches in their Firefox packages that add bits and pieces of Linux integration, and we'd Mozilla would 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.

D-Bus can be integrated in two ways. One is to add a patch in code to use expose D-Bus functions that might be relative. Mozilla already has a patch that allows notifications regarding events from the system or services (such as Network Connectivityor Services Status) to Mozilla. The other is to add some develop an API framework that allows applications Mozilla to communicate with each other or with the systemapplications.

There is currently a project called DBuzzilla which has done a good job implementing a module which allows communication Mozilla to communicate between applications and or the system. The author has mentioned he had some personal issues, and has not touched the project since the summer of 2006. He said he will continue to maintain his project. There are some problems might be an interest working with this project. However, it seems the previous projectauthor is not willing to work in a manner that is consistent with open development. It is maintained by one person, with some or none users. It is not complete, but is a good start. If this project is to be continued and maintained by Seneca students, it is probably better a good idea to fork or start a new project that is updated to the latest version of D-Bus. It is unclear if the author of DBuzilla and is willing to work developed in an open development manner.