On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Michael Pilgermann<[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > > maybe, another perspective here from an apps developer's point of view: > > I do believe, that we need a proper / nice directory of applications, which > users may browse through. I am aware of the following repositories right now:
I agree. And I think that: - openmoko wiki CAN be used to create a showroom but it's hard to make it look nice. I mean nice, not just have screenshots. - opkg.org - looks like it's not possible to develop it and we need to start from scratch - openmoko projects (as well ass google code, launchpad etc) is a great platform to develope the projects but not share - as there are so many unfinished and unmaintained projects around. And again, it doesn't look nice nor is easy to use. -> good for devels, not users - community updates is just a newsletter. You can't go and tell someone to read all community updates from last 6 months to see what apps are around - SHR manual.. well, that's only for SHR, not a general solution for all distros so I'd exclude it from this discussion. -> Still I think there's a need for a platform to promote ~working apps in an appealing way. It's not supposed to be the 'all information about this app' page, just a showcase that'd link to actual homepage (be it google code wiki or openmoko wiki or gforce or whatever) with the manuals etc. > But I think, it is not a good plattform for people to browse projects. There > is a point of establishing something "inviting* here. However, I would > suggest the following points: > > * Make it a really simple, good-looking overview of applications to browse > through > * Keep Openmoko projects as development repository - do not duplicate stuff, > we have in there already (put links instead) > * Make it possible to easily install applications (simple instructions as > given in opkg.org - so we wouldn't need this plattform anymore) > * Do not maintain another list on openmoko wiki - instead put a link there to > this new directory > * Whenever you present information about a project (e.g. community newsletter > or user manuals) provide a link to the app inside this plattform instead of > detailling installation instructions (they might change from one version to > the next) > * Support community input (comments, maybe voting) > * Again: Make it beautiful and simple. You read my mind! > For the packaging issue - I really like the idea of boosting the process to > integrate into reps / distributions. (this would btw. ease the process of > installation). > However, documentation on how to do this is really rare. So true. This is something I'd hilight in the wiki and let all current app devels to know: how to create the required files to get your app to distros. But as also mentioned, it shouldn't be the devel who does this but someone else as package/distro maintainer. > I wouldn't spend too much time when bringing up a SHOWROOM on tricky, > technical stuff. Just a plain, simple, beautiful web site (supporting > categories and distributions is nice I think) and - at least for now - manual > installation instructions. > I think, every OM user is able to run 'opkg install <APPNAME>'. It would be a > great step forward, if deps are resolved and so on +1! > Very last words: > Please do not put anything up, when there is no time / resources to maintain > it. It would be a shame to waste so much efforts +1! r -- | risto h. kurppa | risto at kurppa dot fi | http://risto.kurppa.fi _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
