FAQ

dropline GNOME Frequently Asked Questions

1) I would like to help the project, how can I contribute ?

See contributing to the project page.

2) Contacting Dropline

There are 3 ways to contact the devel team and other users :

• 1 - Mailing list

It's the favored way for all : users will have the latest info on the on-goind dev cycle and updates, as developers post to share their works with others.
Anyone can subscrive to the Dropline mailing list

• 2 - Dropline Forums

There you can post about everything reguarding Dropline : user experience, tips you'd like to share
but also and mostly any question you may have about Dropline will fit our forums.

• 3 - IRC

Internet Relay is mostly use for asking questions. But it's also the place where developpement and user experience is discussed live.
You are welcome into our IRC channel, #dropline onFreenode

3) Install and run Dropline

Dropline is designed for Slackware GNU/Linux and only for Slackware. You can install and run it on a fresh install of Slackware.
Though, you must be aware that each Dropline release is specific to a precise Slackware release.
All requirements are documented here

4) Where to report issue (s) ?

No software is perfect. So when you're having issues, you may want to report them so that a fix will be provided.
Dropline has its own bug tracking system here.

5) Feature requests

To deliver you the best Gnome Desktop possible, the team focuses on Gnome components first.
But all feature requests are always welcome here on the project's Trac. In this system, both feature request, bug reports and todo exist as tickets with an unique number.

6) What do I need to report issues and submit feature request

All and everyone can browse the project's Trac on Sourceforce http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/dropline-gnome.
For reports you must be logged in. To do so, you can use your Sourceforge account or, if any, an other ID such as Google, Yahoo, OpenID...etc
If you don't have of those, you can use the mailing list, the forums and IRC.

7) DBS, what's that ?

DBS is an acronym for Dropline Build System, the main developpement tool of Dropline.
For quick use guidelines, report to contributing to the project page.

8) What About updates ?

Dropline provides a set of updates in sync with Slackware, for you not to have security exposure for example.
These updates are available through the Dropline Installer and you will be notified if there are.

9) Why do we use PAM

PAM is a framework intended for authentication. Slackware has a PAM-free tradition/policy.
Dropline ships PAM on purpose for it helps fitting in many standard Gnome functionalities.
Gnome software using PAM include core components like GDM and gnome-system-tools