Google Gadgets for Linux appears (ZDNet) [LWN.net]

ZDNet reports on the availability of Google Gadgets for Linux, a set of mini-applications for the desktop. "Zhuang invited developers to view the source code for the entire project. "For Gadgets for Linux, we don't just want to simply release the final offering, but we also want to give everyone a chance to tinker with the code powering the gadgets," Zhuang wrote. "For this project, fostering a transparent and lively developer community is just as important as serving our users." Google Gadgets for Linux are compatible with those written for Google Desktop for Windows and the "Universal Gadgets" on iGoogle. Therefore, according to the company, "a large library of existing gadgets [is] immediately available to Linux users, [and] gadget developers will benefit from a much larger potential user base without having to learn a new API"."

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Google Gadgets for Linux appears (ZDNet)

Posted Jun 6, 2008 15:08 UTC (Fri) by jpetso (guest, #36230) [Link]

Aaron Seigo also reports that Google developers are working on getting Google Gadgets to run under Plasma for better integration into KDE desktops.

Google Gadgets for Linux appears (ZDNet)

Posted Jun 9, 2008 12:08 UTC (Mon) by davidfulwiler (guest, #47890) [Link]

Bettin there are a lot of folks that wish that Apple had never invented those darn contraptions. My desktop has a litter bug livin on it already... Me. Dave From Milwaukee