On 11/25/2014 05:25 PM, Benoît Minisini wrote: > > Binary packages must be made for all distributions
I would ask why must binary packages be made for all distributions (IMHO a huge undertaking), but you have answered that in the paragraph below. > The Gambas Farm allows to install any Gambas program in one click > whatever your Linux system is. And you have to upload only one package. That is definitely an awesome goal. But, I just have to wonder why is it necessary to go that far? If, as I thought, the Gambas Farm would be more of a source-code repository, compiling/packaging could be left up to the user, greatly simplifying things. However, if that particular decision has already been made, then my thoughts on it are moot. >> Now, for those who may wish to use the Farm as a >> (pseudo-)marketplace. I wonder if adding the ability to >> password-protect an application/component listing, like "published" >> and "private", would be worth considering. It would definitely not be >> ideal, but might be workable. >> > > Please elaborate. I don't know if I can elaborate much as it was just a conceptual idea. Wordpress allows pages/posts to be published as public or private. It is a similar concept but applied instead to application/component listings on the Farm. Conceptually, publishers could choose to password-protect their listing. It may be visible, with its description, in whatever directory or listing there is, or found through a search. But, to view the source code or to download/install the program would require a password that the user would need to get from the publisher. One of the reasons it is not ideal is that passwords can be easily shared. A publisher might, therefore, wish to periodically change the password for their listing. Again, not ideal, but maybe workable. For a true marketplace, specially coded (redirect) download links would likely be generated on-the-fly after payment processing. -- Lee __________ "Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user