Of course, a few moments after I hit send I find Michael posted to autopackage-dev but I didn't spot it <sigh> :) I used to be on lsb-discuss but no longer, as the LSB folks didn't seem interested in the autopackage approach. Maybe the times are changing? Best to move this discussion to autopackage-dev I think.
On 10/24/06, Mike Hearn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael Leibowitz described autopackage, but apparently isn't aware it > exists. It meets his requirements except for 2: > > 1) A unified and simple UI for installing/removing/updating packages > that is the same regardless of distro or desktop environment > > 2) Ability to detect, alert, and install updates when they are available > > 3) Proper interaction with the distro, including doing the RightThing > when the distro and package have a mutual interest in a file or service > > 4) A database of installed packages, files, and assorted > meta-information that can be queried > > It does have the distinct advantage of actually existing :) Adding > auto-update support to autopackage would be far easier than > re-inventing all this from scratch .... > > thanks -mike > > On 10/23/06, Bastian, Waldo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > People interested in third party (non distro-specific) packaging may find > > the following discussion on lsb-discuss interesting: > > > > http://lists.freestandards.org/pipermail/lsb-discuss/2006-October/003085.html > > > > > > > > See > > http://lists.freestandards.org/mailman/listinfo/lsb-discuss > > for subscription info. > > > > > > > > Waldo Bastian > > > > Linux Client Architect - Client Linux Foundation Technology > > > > Channel Platform Solutions Group > > > > Intel Corporation - http://www.intel.com/opensource > > > > OSDL DTL Tech Board Chairman > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Desktop_architects mailing list > > Desktop_architects@lists.osdl.org > > https://lists.osdl.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop_architects > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Desktop_architects mailing list Desktop_architects@lists.osdl.org https://lists.osdl.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop_architects
