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Subject: [Galene]  Re: =?utf-8?q?Gal=C3=A8ne?= management interface
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Juliusz Chroboczek <jch@irif.fr> writes:

> Dear all,
>
> There's been a submission for a management interface at
>
>   https://github.com/jech/galene/pull/82
>
> The main issue right now is whether this should be merged into the Gal=C3=
=A8ne
> repository.  My personal opinion right now (but I might still change my
> mind) is that I'd like to see it in a separate repository (and Go module)
> that depends on Gal=C3=A8ne.  I've already started exporting some Gal=C3=
=A8ne
> internals in order to avoid code duplication.
>
> There are good reasons to keep the interface separate:
>
> 1. Gal=C3=A8ne is intended to be easy to integrate into an existing websi=
te
>    (imagine adding videoconferencing functionality to a cat video forum or
>    an e-learning platform).  For embedding, it would probably be better to
>    provide the right hooks for an external interface rather than
>    a complete management interface.
>
> 2. People's opinions on management interfaces are likly to be variable,
>    and therefore it would be good to not bind too closely Gal=C3=A8ne with
>    a single management interface.
>
> There are also some reasons to merge the two:
>
> I. Having a single repository will make it easier to install both at the
>    same time.
>
> II. Having a canonical management interface integrated with Gal=C3=A8ne w=
ill
>     reduce user confusion.
>
> I'd like to hear people's opinions on the subject.

I have no strong opinion about where the management interface should
live, as long as it's possible to turn it off and configure Galene
without it :)

-Toke