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> I don't think a graphical user interface is what is important now. If you > look at other package management systems, APT or RubyGems, they work very > well just from the command line. With GoferProjectLoader we basically have > this command line interface. > > What is much more important is a process. We need universes for the different > Pharo versions and for the different maturity/compatibility states of > packages (e.g., unstable, testing, and stable). We need somebody who sets up > a process and keeps it running, and we also need package maintainers. > > We can list packages on a website (like packages.debian.org). This should > make it possible for anybody to find the desired package and install it. > > Of course, a GUI would be nice to have. But without a high-quality package > repository, it will be only of little use. > > I don't have much time left at the moment, but I can assist somebody who > wants to get such a system up and running. I believe its going to be a very > important step for Pharo. _______________________________________________ Pharo-project mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project
