2011/4/22 Riccardo Mottola <[email protected]> > > When we first discussed SWI (years ago) the concept of an "app store" was > already there, long before Apple put it in on the Macintosh. > > We have an intermediate problem which would be an installer and/or a way of > building packages from source. > > One of the never implemented apps of GAP is an installer. The two things > should work together. >
For most apps, that's ./configure, make, sudo make install, so that part shouldn't be a problem. Having a standard way to distribute binaries for various operating systems would be excellent, too. > Fondaco.app (the Ventian trade houses... the german had one too :) > > Fugger.app is nice :) > > Hansa.app > Negotium.app > > ... > I'd be very careful. Ink.app has an excellent name, it implies writing. Project Center.app has a good name (although it might get confused with a non-IDE project management application). Giving a cryptic name to a program that should be (nearly) first contact of people with apps is not a good idea. Of the above, I know what's Hansa, but first thought that comes to mind is a trading game, or a financial program. I would never guess this might be a software distribution tool. Negotium sounds like… uhm, specialized software for diplomats? Maybe a game? :-) Fugger reminds me of Frogger -- a game. I think the most reasonable name is Warehouse. Here are a few more derivatives that sounds better than the ones I mentioned before: GNUstep Warehouse GNUstep Packages GNUstep Apps GNUstep Installer (maybe not -- a dedicated installer similar to what Apple has with their pkg might make better use of this) > > Yes, that is a problem. This is where SWI can be an umbrella over different > projects. > > Etoile or GAP can't be "the app store" as some suggests, since the way they > guarantee the quality of the software is by maintaining it. I can't speak > for Etoile, but GAP doesn't incorporate "all apps" unmaintained out there > for different reasons. If they don't fit its paradigm is the official > answer. But there is also the burden of actually maintaining it. GAP goes > beyond a mere testing. > Good thoughts! -- Ivan Vučica [email protected] Coming soon for iPhone, Zombie Ball - http://j.mp/zbivmail
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