On Thu, Feb 09, 2006 at 12:27:43AM +0100, Christoph Thiel wrote: > If there is interest in this topic, I might prepare some slides to give a > "speed talk" on this at FOSDEM.
I have been thinking of an xml file that could include all installation sources. Think http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/, but with GeoIP included. Unfortunatly my knowledge of XML (and using it) is very limited. I would very much talk to people about this on FOSDEM and see what can do what and how. If I would have had more knowledge, I would have had a working example. I understand that the file (or at least not all of it) might not be allowed on openSUSE or Novell. It could be hosted somewhere else. Yet that could be decided at FOSDEM (and after the standard for the XML is fixed) An extremely basic idea of this is put on http://houghi.org/mirrors/main.php. This does not use XML and many mirrors are not up to date, so don't use it as anything real. Advatages of xml indes of array's is that it can be used in many more applications then just some website. I can imagine a program where you just point an application to e.g. http://opensuse/files/sources.xml and get the correct mirrors for you. houghi -- Ingrate, n.: A man who bites the hand that feeds him, and then complains of indigestion. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
