[Kde-imaging] Adding kipi plugin, do I need to become KDE developer

[Kevin Dalley]

Sticking it in a branch is a good idea. While my plugin/photivo change 
works for me, there are sure to be a few changes before the final release.

Photivo developers also talk about using digikam database directly, 
which would be great, but may be delayed.

Benjamin, you are right, I am getting the digikam information into the 
file processed by photivo, which can then be read by digikam. The data 
in the 2 files should be nearly identical; photivo changes a few items, 
of course.

I might borrow the plugin name.

I sympathize with the student. Over the years, I have often been an open 
source developer. I was the GNU findutils maintainer for a while. Then I 
ran out of free time. Fortunately, these photivo/kipi changes are far 
enough along to be useful now. I will try not to drop out until the 
changes go out. :).

On 07/03/2013 06:13 AM, Benjamin Girault wrote:
> 2013/7/3 Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>:
>> I propose to take a developer account and to put your code in a
>> dedicated kipi-plugins branch to review it and prepare for production.
>>
>> Current photivo plugin is disabled at compilation time...
>>
>> Also, i would to know the viewpoint of Benjamin Girault (in this room)
>> who have follow student last year about this project.
>
> Go ahead, the student who wrote this piece of code never showed up
> again to finish what he started, even though he told me he would when
> I contacted him. I am really disappointed by him and I am pretty sure
> this code will never be finished. I have no problem with you using its
> name for your plugin.
>
> Concerning the goal of his plugin, I think it was to get information
> from a file processed by photivo and display them in digiKam, which is
> the opposite of what your doing (but I may be wrong). Both
> integrations are interesting, and I would be happy to see a better
> interaction between the two softwares.
>
> --
> Benjamin
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