How about using Massimo's Killer App idea http://groups.google.com/group/web2py/browse_thread/thread/995e36b68c0c7e51/11511528c0753952?lnk=gst&q=killer+app#11511528c0753952 to distribute these article.apps. A distributed howto/app repository sounds fun!
HC On Jul 21, 6:28 pm, JohnMc <[email protected]> wrote: > How2Py, was getting a little long. The previous discussion seems to > have brought out a couple principles -- > > * More emphasis on content than form to get the pump primed. > * Nobody said it but I seem to sense that more people would be > comfortable with the idea that source type (pdf, rst, doc, odt) not be > an issue for submitting How2To's. > > * Finally Alex F recommended that the source code be provided in > a .zip/.w2p format. > > Did I miss anything? That brings up additional items, of various time > scales -- > > 1) Where to host the submissions? Open to recommendations. Possibly > dirt simple on a temporary basis. > > 2) Develop a midterm goal of a submission and catalog system with > search for How2Py. > > 3) A little more ambitious and Alex F deserves the credit based on the > last bullet above. Provide a copy of the code with the article. Why > not turn that around a bit -- provide the code with the article > inside? Any How2Py document is an application. The article(s) would be > housed in ../static. The lead article would have an agreed to standard > name. The extension of which would be any agreed to set of file types > (eg. .doc, .rst,.odt, .htm, etc). There is a How2Py controller that > looks for that standard name, determines the extension and brings to > bear the OS or How2Py resources to read the document. The associated > code for the article is contained in a MVC layout that the author sees > fit to offer. > > Couple of advantages to this. File type concerns are reduced. Code is > ready to run. Tools for making HowTo's easier to create could be > provided. Once the document is written it can utilize the Web2Py > packaging in preparation for distribution. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
