On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 6:40 PM, genomega <genom...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- >>From: James Rhodes <jrho...@redpointsoftware.com.au> >>Sent: Feb 13, 2011 12:17 AM >>To: distributions@lists.freedesktop.org >>Subject: AppStream Ideas and Thoughts >> >>Hi Everyone, >> >>I guess I'm going to be barging in here with my non-standard ideas and >>heretical thoughts. Over the last 12 months I've been working on and >>off a project called AppTools >>(http://code.google.com/p/apptools-dist). It was basically my attempt >>to redesign the way applications are installed on Linux; a project >>which I underestimated the time it would take to complete, just a >>*little* ;) >> >>... >> >>Regards, James Rhodes. >>_______________________________________________ >>Distributions mailing list >>Distributions@lists.freedesktop.org >>http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/distributions > > Why are you trying to re-invent the wheel? >
Same reason that AppStream is "reinventing" the wheel in terms of standardizing the package manager UI - because the wheel is terribly, terribly broken. Regards, James Rhodes. _______________________________________________ Distributions mailing list Distributions@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/distributions
