Regarding project catalog on github... Rust has something similar there 
https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index

(and Rust's package manager is called Cargo too ;))

Peter

On Sun, May 14, 2017 at 03:08:59PM +0200, Esteban Lorenzano wrote:
> yes, is something I have in my TODO list for after release :)
> 
> > On 14 May 2017, at 14:22, Ben Coman <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 
> > On Sat, May 13, 2017 at 9:38 PM, Esteban Lorenzano <[email protected] 
> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> >> 
> >>> On 13 May 2017, at 15:04, Dale Henrichs 
> >>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>> 
> >>> Steph,
> >>> 
> >>> As Thierry mentions you should create an umbrella project for Pharo where 
> >>> you can maintain a list of projects contributed by users --- something 
> >>> like I've done for GsDevKit_home[1].
> >> 
> >> there is already an umbrella project for pharo which is “pharo-project”.
> >> we also promote some othe rmeta  projects under the “pharo” umbrella.
> >> 
> >> pharo-project
> >> pharo-graphics
> >> pharo-vcs
> >> pharo-nosql
> >> 
> >> and probably some others will emerge.
> > 
> > Would it make sense to have...
> >  pharo-catalog ?
> > 
> > Having this data in STON format on github may make it easier for third
> > parties to update missing package descriptions.
> > 
> > cheers -ben
> > 
> >> the reason why we don’t concentrate all on one is just organisational, and 
> >> we could review that on the future.
> >> 
> >>> 
> >>> I strongly suggest that you use a "project load spec object"[2][3] as the 
> >>> unit of registration for your projects. In addition to the Metacello load 
> >>> instructions the "project load spec" can maintain a bunch of meta data 
> >>> about the project.
> >>> 
> >>> The pharo image can scan the projects listed (similar to what you do with 
> >>> the Category Browser - I think) or better yet, the developer can make a 
> >>> local clone of the project site in a well-known location and then all 
> >>> images can look up projects in this the local clone and avoid having to 
> >>> hit the network to build the project list ...
> >>> 
> >>> Take a look at the video or slides for my "Dangerous Liaisons: Smalltalk, 
> >>> files, and git"[4] for more details ... and of course I'm willing to 
> >>> discuss additional details/ideas over skype or email.
> >>> 
> >>> Dale
> >>> 
> >>> [1] http://gsdevkit.github.io/GsDevKit_home/
> >>> 
> >>> [2] https://github.com/GsDevKit/GsDevKit_home/blob/gh-pages/Seaside3.ston
> >>> 
> >>> [3] https://github.com/dalehenrich/tode/blob/master/.smalltalk.ston
> >>> 
> >>> [4] http://fast.org.ar/talks/dangerous-liaisons-smalltalk-files-and-git
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> On 5/13/17 12:01 AM, Stephane Ducasse wrote:
> >>>> Hi guys
> >>>> 
> >>>> right now many people publish their software on SmalltalkHUB, SS3 and 
> >>>> Squeaksource
> >>>> and this is handy to find something.
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> I hope that we will release soon the package repository that christophe 
> >>>> was developing but
> >>>> now I'm wondering if we as a community should follow a pattern to help?
> >>>> 
> >>>> git freaks do you have suggestions
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> Stef
> 

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