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.

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