[Fink-devel] A Comment on App Packaging

[Nadine Edwards]

I was browsing MacGIMP.org and saw on their front page the excerpt of John Hubbard's comments on OSX packaging, I though you guys would be interested or would like to comment. Here's and excerpt:
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"Earlier this week, Jordan Hubbard of FreeBSD fame and an Apple employee, posted a lengthy note to the darwin-dev list, which we have included here in its entirety. His note was more a prophetic admonition, but he did propose five characteristics of what the package system should do/be:

• 1. XML-based descriptive file
• 2. make files no longer mandatory
• 3. treat it like a database
• 4. abstract packaging rules to integrate various formats
• 5. have an architecture prepared for GUI front-ends
There is a lot to think about here, especially Apple's posture toward the whole situation. "
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Enjoy.

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Nadine
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