Hello, I would like to encourage the works related to drafting a standard regarding Directory bundles. Out of there we have: ROS, ROX AppDir, GnuSTEP bundles / OSX one and so on.
I made a concept-upgrade to the generic bundle system, introducing what I mean as SpatialBundles in term of single file data/applications "spacial" manipulation self contained Bundle. I'm using the ROX /Linux-ix86 structure so in case you need to navigate the inner folder of the SpatialBundle using ROX filer, you engage the right rox proxy (AppRun, .DirIcon, /Linux-ix86, ...). To understand my direction I invite you to test directly a, what i mean, technology preview...this is a working in progress and when it's mature for my minimal standard I release the builder. The main core of the wrapper is based on bash scripts that are embedded into the Bundle and provide methods to manipulate the payload aka the real application you need. Using a bash script I can build SpatialBundles across all UNIXes supporting it (*BSD, OSX, Linux based, ...). You have just a file to run, nothing else. I've made some test case and you can find more information here: http://developerinfodomestic.blogspot.com/2007/09/iocalendar-sunbird-ready-for-masses.html Here more to download: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=199098 This is what I think something that goes beyond Autopackage, directory bundles, every Klik like systems. Does not require installation Depend only on bash Run totally unprivileged Can be manipulate like an file-object so: drag and drop, cut and paste, delete, trash, move, pipe, send via mail, send via bluetooth, distribute via DVD and so on... With the right translator can run on windows so you go really across OSes (via bash for windows translator). I'm adding new methods and paradigms in my week ends and hope as soon as possible to release a skeleton to provide developers the right tools to build packages. Hope this can help you to improve Bundle drafts. See you soon, Luca Cappelletti -- --- Luca Cappelletti Infodomestic.com "...Together we stand, divided we fall." .O. ..O OOO GTalk: luca <dot> cappelletti <at> gmail <dot> com Jabber: luca <dot> cappelletti <at> jabber <dot> org MSN: luca <underscore> cappelletti <at> hotmail <dot> com Skype: luca <dot> cappelletti Linux Registered User: #223411 Ubuntu Registered User: #7221 http://www.advogato.org/person/mutek/ http://persone.softwarelibero.org/person/mutek https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucaCappelletti/ "l'intelligenza è utile per la sopravvivenza se ci permette di estinguere una cattiva idea prima che la cattiva idea estingua noi" "La chiave di ogni uomo è il suo pensiero. Benché egli possa apparire saldo e autonomo, ha un criterio cui obbedisce, che è l'idea in base alla quale classifica tutte le cose. Può essere cambiato solo mostrandogli una nuova idea che sovrasti la sua" "Uno studioso è soltanto un modo in cui una biblioteca crea un'altra biblioteca "
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