The general idea is that I'd like to see Linux (or Free software in general) move to one repository, to simplify finding the software. I see no reason why a user of Free software should ever need to search on webpages for software (except for initially downloading the distribution).
Why shouldn't the user be required to visit a webpage? It seems to me that visiting the projects webpage is one of the best ways to figure out if this program is what you want. Why would you type apt-get install supertux just because you heard abou it from some IRC channel? That would equiv. to typing rm -rf * to make your computer run faster...
Exactly. That's what Autopackages hope to fix. Autopackage statically links some stuff, makes other stuff non-required, lets stuff be installed non-root, and does dependency resolution. It's not at 1.0 yet, but when it is, hopefully it'll fix all that "dependency hell", and everything...
Huh? Did you even look at Autopackage. It does dependency resolution. Also, packages can be installed non-root... You go to a website, and you see an autopackage you can download. Exactly like you download an RPM, or a DEB, or a TGZ. Reposotories, like
apt-get foo
or
emerge foo
are provided by the by the distribution. Thats what distros are for! Packaging software. Autopackages are only for extra software that the user installs.
What's so terrible about RPM? Anyways, Autopackage is really what the future is. RPM or DEB are fine for packageing the distro, but Autopackage for 3rd party applications..
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Taj
Isn't this similar to what CafePress does? CafePress does self-publication too or lots of stuff. CDs, books, T-Shirts, etc. Is there something I'm missing?
I have to agree. Looking at the video again...did anybody see a shadow when the mower was close to ground? I didn't. Also, doing doughnuts in the air with a 20lb lawn-mower is no easy feat...That thing certainly went fast...I can't beleive that there's any kind of motor that will haul a 30lb piece of machiery up there and go that fast...
That's what I think, anway.
Hmm..."why the hell would Europeans care?". Beacause the US has a lot of say in the world. Also, with so few Europeans that have a favorible view of the US (about 10%, I think), why the hell would they not care? Should we have Saudia Arabia monitor them as well? Why not? Only about 3% of people approve of what the US is doing there. Remember, what the US does affects the whole world. For example, withdrawing from international agreements (Kioto, Geneva Convention, etc). Does that not have a strong affect on the world?
"People find computers more intimate and private than letters and they feel freer to say things this way," said Iriarte, a Pamplona-born computer engineer..
Really? I donno... about that...
Also, what kind of backups do these guys do. I can't say that their site says anything about it. Could the FBI require and email to be opened? There seem to be lots of unanswered questions that they need to address, if you ask me...
Is this the first move toward paying for security patches? What if a cracker got a subscription, and released a virus. People would need to week 2 weeks before they could get a patch?
That sounds scary:(
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The general idea is that I'd like to see Linux (or Free software in general) move to one repository, to simplify finding the software. I see no reason why a user of Free software should ever need to search on webpages for software (except for initially downloading the distribution). Why shouldn't the user be required to visit a webpage? It seems to me that visiting the projects webpage is one of the best ways to figure out if this program is what you want. Why would you type apt-get install supertux just because you heard abou it from some IRC channel? That would equiv. to typing rm -rf * to make your computer run faster...
Exactly. That's what Autopackages hope to fix. Autopackage statically links some stuff, makes other stuff non-required, lets stuff be installed non-root, and does dependency resolution. It's not at 1.0 yet, but when it is, hopefully it'll fix all that "dependency hell", and everything...
What's so terrible about RPM? Anyways, Autopackage is really what the future is. RPM or DEB are fine for packageing the distro, but Autopackage for 3rd party applications.. -- Taj
That's what Autopackage is for. Packges are mostly static, relocateable, and have a nice GUI.
Have fun!
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Taj
What happens when the blog gets slashdotted?
Isn't this similar to what CafePress does? CafePress does self-publication too or lots of stuff. CDs, books, T-Shirts, etc. Is there something I'm missing?
-- Taj
ZPanel is good...it runs on Linux now, but they're phasing out Linux support :S.
Spam for Spam? Err, no quite.
It already exists: Corel Link
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I have to agree. Looking at the video again...did anybody see a shadow when the mower was close to ground? I didn't. Also, doing doughnuts in the air with a 20lb lawn-mower is no easy feat...That thing certainly went fast...I can't beleive that there's any kind of motor that will haul a 30lb piece of machiery up there and go that fast... That's what I think, anway.
nuf said
See the OpenQuicktime Project. They have a bunch of codecs. Or, use CrossOver office.
Yup, I agree. See my post...
No, It uses ASP. -- Taj
No Screenshots, please!
Hmm..."why the hell would Europeans care?". Beacause the US has a lot of say in the world. Also, with so few Europeans that have a favorible view of the US (about 10%, I think), why the hell would they not care? Should we have Saudia Arabia monitor them as well? Why not? Only about 3% of people approve of what the US is doing there. Remember, what the US does affects the whole world. For example, withdrawing from international agreements (Kioto, Geneva Convention, etc). Does that not have a strong affect on the world?
Hope they're not running the website off this! If so, that's a bad sign ;).
Or Slashdotted?
"I am committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the President next year."
- Wally O'Dell, CEO Diebold
Yeah, do it!
Is this the first move toward paying for security patches? What if a cracker got a subscription, and released a virus. People would need to week 2 weeks before they could get a patch? That sounds scary :(
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