On 28 September 2012 02:47, Mark A. Hershberger <[email protected]> wrote:
> The problem, though, is that there is no way to install, use, or update > extensions apart from doing it by hand. Requiring the installation of > multiple modules by hand isn't going to lead to a thriving, modular > ecosystem. We need a dependency manager. After the ones about sending email and Common Lisp, we can add: "Every app also expands until it contains a sketchy rewrite of apt-get." c.f. Perl, PHP, Ruby, Python, WordPress ... One thing to possibly think about: compatibility of any new system with Linux distro packaging mechanisms, like apt-get and yum. The less distro maintainers have to mess with MediaWiki the better. - d. _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
