Enable geoclue where available in GNOME
GeoClue is already integrated into GNOME, but was left out of karmic for stability and space reasons. There is a python and dbus API available that should be incldued as well so that OEM services can provide OEMs custom solutions as desired.
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Not started
- Approver:
- Sebastien Bacher
- Priority:
- Undefined
- Drafter:
- None
- Direction:
- Needs approval
- Assignee:
- None
- Definition:
- New
- Series goal:
- None
- Implementation:
-
Unknown
- Milestone target:
- None
- Started by
- Completed by
Whiteboard
== GeoClue Project ==
* New maintainers in Nokia/Intel
* Shipping in Meego
* Meego ships around the same time as Maverick
== Users of GeoClue ==
* libchamplain
* Clutter based map widget
* Issues integrating with Python? (Gwibber issues)
* Uses Google Maps or Open Streetmaps
* May cause issues with OSM changing API regularly
* gwibber
* post location with status updates
* view location of friends
* empathy
* enable geoclue and libchamplain
* evolution
* perhaps include location in calendar events
* fallback to manual location from the me card
* Clock Menu
* Could set "Manual" provider when setting timezone
* Could inform the user when changing locations to change timezone
== Providers ==
* already created ip lookup used in the installer
* http://
* Manual mode
* Using WiFi APs
== Issues==
* we should run our own open street maps service to prevent API change related issues
* Permission issues seemingly being worked on by hadess
* Configuration UI is not currently available
