gaim-libnotify by default

[David Prieto]

Hi, I already sent this message once but I'm not sure it got actually
posted on the list:


> This is a proposal to include the gaim-libnotify package in default
> ubuntu installs.
> 
> People coming from windows are used to their IM apps showing a
> notification window when something noteworthy happens. Gaim plays a
> sound but shows nothing, which can be confusing to some users -where
> did
> that beep come from?- and leave the feeling that it's an inferior
> product compared with their previous IM client.
> 
> I think that gaim-libnotify should be installed and active by default
> in
> fresh ubuntu installs. Gaim-libnotify is a Gaim plugin that shows
> events
> -buddies logging in or out, new messages...- using libnotify. It takes
> barely 14k and offers information that is familiar to newcomers and
> useful for everyday users, and perfectly fits Gaim sounds, in a
> fashion
> that is integrated with gnome because it resembles the way that many
> other gnome apps show their important info - that is, through
> libnotify.

Any opinions?
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