-------- Original-Nachricht -------- > Datum: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:25:25 +0300 > Von: "Risto H. Kurppa" <[email protected]> > An: List for Openmoko community discussion <[email protected]> > Betreff: Re: [ALL] New showroom for Openmoko apps
> Opkg.org seems to be owned by the author so if the author is not > co-operative (cannot be reached, doesn't answer e-mails or jabber) > there's not much we or OM can do about it. > > Summa summarum: > > * Looks like there are people around who support the idea of showroom. + > * Showroom, not a repository + > * Read the data from packages in the repositories of the distributions + > * Allow filtering of packages based on existing desktop files and > categories + > * Allow social features like comments & voting on the web site + > * Also create a client for FR to search & install apps (+) low prio > > Did I miss something? > > Anyone with the skills around willing to work on this? I'd say the one > who has the skills can decide the technology, be it git+django or > svn+php or whatever, - ... we don't need source file management here I think; let's use stuff available on gforge instead. Let's concentrate on presentation and information (not the development) ... > as long as it's possible for more than one people > to contribute. > > r > > > On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 2:17 PM, David Reyes Samblas > Martinez<[email protected]> wrote: > > 2009/8/21 Risto H. Kurppa <[email protected]>: > >> On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Sebastian > >> Krzyszkowiak<[email protected]> wrote: > >>> On 8/21/09, David Reyes Samblas Martinez <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> Just an idea, why not use the bb file and source files as README, > >>>> INSTALL, Changelog, and .desktop files if exist as source for this > >>>> showroom? > >> > >>> ++ from me! Some way for browse repository (doesn't matter if from WWW > >>> or from app on Neo, or even both at once) could be IMO the best > >>> showroom. It won't be outdated, app authors won't have to package > >>> their apps (as now they do, which is strange ;x). > >> > >> I agree, the point is to make it easy and appealing to find cool apps. > >> But I wouldn't like to be able to see descriptions of all libraries > >> but apps that one can use to do cool stuff. > > the existance or not of desktop file can be used as filter to not > > include libs/console apps if you don't want them, (maybe others are > > searching for a lib and can be useful to include them) > >> > >> If it can be automated this far, it'd be great! Both WWW and app for > >> Openmoko would be nice to have. And somehow - this again should be > >> distro-undependant so that it can be easily adapted to work on > >> openwrt, shr, om2009 - maybe even on Debian and Gentoo?! > > I'm not familiar with the openwrt and Debian(There is a text file with > > descriptions of the repo, isn't) it the Package system but if they > > have a description field I don't know why it shoudn't be included, the > > work will be to match all those sources of infomation and find a good > > balance to show attractive/useful information , > > > > A other idea regarding this is use a filter to show all, or just > > one/few distros, and when entering the app description show on what > > distribution is included an in what version. > > > > Yes its no easy and maybe we must start easy with just one package > > system (read SHR ;) ) and then move one adding more distros and > > finding good ways to merge all this information to this showing room > > system. > > > >> > >> 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 > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > David Reyes Samblas Martinez > > http://www.tuxbrain.com > > Open ultraportable & embedded solutions > > Openmoko, Openpandora, Arduino > > Hey, watch out!!! There's a linux in your pocket!!! > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Openmoko community mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > > > > > > > -- > | 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 _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
