James \"Doc\" Livingston wrote:
> On Sat, 2006-10-07 at 13:09 -0600, Tom Tromey wrote:
>[...]
>> How does this relate to python eggs[2]? And if it doesn't, why not?
>> It seems to me that if there's an upstream project that handles a lot
>> of this, then it would be beneficial to simply re-use it
On Sat, 2006-10-07 at 13:09 -0600, Tom Tromey wrote:
> What happens if a distro wants to ship a plugin? I'm specifically
> thinking about upgrades and versioning, and making sure the manager
> does the right thing. E.g., consider this scenario: the distro ships
> a plugin (version 1), then the u
Op dinsdag 10-10-2006 om 11:29 uur [tijdzone +0200], schreef Josselin
Mouette:
> As Epiphany extensions are tightly dependent on the Epiphany version, I
> don't think it would be very useful.
Tighly dependent? What makes you think so?
Not all recent extension may be compatible with earlier Epipha
Hi!
I released a new version that already contains some of the suggestions
made here:
* Support for GnuPG signatures (the XML file must contain an element
http://www.example.com/path/to/myfile.tar.gz.sig).
The public key will be automatically imported from a key server,
* XML element version now
Le mardi 10 octobre 2006 à 10:49 +0200, Reinout van Schouwen a écrit :
> In the specific case of Epiphany-extensions, it's a great advantage that
> Epiphany users who are locked into a certain older distro for whatever
> reason, can benefit from new features that are shipped with newer
> Epiphany r
Op za, 07-10-2006 te 20:45 +0200, schreef Chipzz:
> And those still should be updated by the distribution (in case they came
> with the distribution in the first place).
I disagree.
In the specific case of Epiphany-extensions, it's a great advantage that
Epiphany users who are locked into a certa
James Henstridge wrote:
> On 08/10/06, Sebastian Pölsterl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Tom Tromey wrote:
>> > How does this relate to python eggs[2]? And if it doesn't, why not?
>> > It seems to me that if there's an upstream project that handles a lot
>> > of this, then it would be beneficial t
Diego Escalante wrote:
>> > What happens if a distro wants to ship a plugin? I'm specifically
>> > thinking about upgrades and versioning, and making sure the manager
>> > does the right thing. E.g., consider this scenario: the distro ships
>> > a plugin (version 1), then the user updates from t
On 08/10/06, Sebastian Pölsterl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Tom Tromey wrote:
> > How does this relate to python eggs[2]? And if it doesn't, why not?
> > It seems to me that if there's an upstream project that handles a lot
> > of this, then it would be beneficial to simply re-use it.
> >
> eggs
First of all, congratulations to everyone involved in NSM. I think
it's a great idea.
Let me give my humble opinion on this
On 10/8/06, Sebastian Pölsterl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Tom Tromey wrote:
> >
> > I've got a few questions about it. I've tried to read through all the
> > available
Tom Tromey wrote:
>
> I've got a few questions about it. I've tried to read through all the
> available info -- forgive me if I missed something.
>
> First, you may want to read through the JNLP spec[1] for ideas. JNLP
> is more or less the equivalent java technology, though a bit more
> applica
> "Sebastian" == Sebastian Pölsterl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Sebastian> I'm posting this here to encourage you to read my
Sebastian> presentation at
Sebastian> http://www.k-d-w.org/clipboard/NewStuffManager/ and to find
Sebastian> out what you are expecting from such an application.
I've g
Chipzz wrote:
>> Indeed, applications should be updated by the distribution. But
>> NewStuffManager is intended to update plugins only not hole
>> applications.
>
> And those still should be updated by the distribution (in case they came
> with the distribution in the first place).
>
In the case o
On Fri, 6 Oct 2006, Shahms King wrote:
Shaun McCance wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-10-06 at 21:10 +0200, Sebastian Pölsterl wrote:
>> Lastly. RPM or deb files aren't internationalized either.
>
> I didn't know RPM and deb weren't internationalized. If that's
> the case, I think that's a very poor deci
And those still should be updated by the distribution (in case they came
with the distribution in the first place).
kr,
Jan
On Sat, 7 Oct 2006, Sebastian Pölsterl wrote:
Martin Waitz wrote:
Isn't updating applications something which should be solved by the
distribution? What do you do in
Shaun McCance wrote:
>
> You absolutely can translate the name of a plugin, just as we
> translate the names of applications. You certainly want stable
> IDs, but names are human-readable content. The first example
> we encounter on the web page is "Leo.org dictionary". The word
> "dictionary"
Martin Waitz wrote:
>
> Isn't updating applications something which should be solved by the
> distribution? What do you do in multi-user installations?
>
Indeed, applications should be updated by the distribution. But
NewStuffManager is intended to update plugins only not hole applications.
--
hoi :)
On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 01:40:37PM +0200, Sebastian Pölsterl wrote:
> I'm posting this here to encourage you to read my presentation at
> http://www.k-d-w.org/clipboard/NewStuffManager/ and to find out what you
> are expecting from such an application.
Isn't updating applications something
Shaun McCance wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-10-06 at 21:10 +0200, Sebastian Pölsterl wrote:
>> Shaun McCance wrote:
>>> I have some comments and questions after reading that
>>> page. Mind you, I haven't downloaded NewStuffManager
>>> or dug into it. I'm going off of what you've described
>>> on the web
On Fri, 2006-10-06 at 21:10 +0200, Sebastian Pölsterl wrote:
> Shaun McCance wrote:
> >
> > I have some comments and questions after reading that
> > page. Mind you, I haven't downloaded NewStuffManager
> > or dug into it. I'm going off of what you've described
> > on the web page.
> >
> > The re
Shaun McCance wrote:
>
> I have some comments and questions after reading that
> page. Mind you, I haven't downloaded NewStuffManager
> or dug into it. I'm going off of what you've described
> on the web page.
>
> The repository XML files contain human-readable strings,
> like the name element.
On Fri, 2006-10-06 at 13:40 +0200, Sebastian Pölsterl wrote:
> Hi!
>
> My name is Sebastian I'm 20 years old and co-author of Deskbar-Applet for
> about 3 months.
> You may have heard
> (http://mail.gnome.org/archives/desktop-devel-list/2006-July/msg00807.html)
> of NewStuffManager from Nigel Tao
Andrew Sobala wrote:
>
> Hi Sebastian,
>
> I missed Nigel's original e-mail, and on reading it now, I think an
> extension downloading and applying mechanism is needed in GNOME. Thanks
> loads for working on this, you rock :-)
>
Thanks a lot!
> I haven't looked at the presentation in too much dep
Sebastian Pölsterl wrote:
> I'm posting this here to encourage you to read my presentation at
> http://www.k-d-w.org/clipboard/NewStuffManager/ and to find out what you
> are expecting from such an application.
>
Hi Sebastian,
I missed Nigel's original e-mail, and on reading it now, I think an
Hi!
My name is Sebastian I'm 20 years old and co-author of Deskbar-Applet for
about 3 months.
You may have heard
(http://mail.gnome.org/archives/desktop-devel-list/2006-July/msg00807.html)
of NewStuffManager from Nigel Tao some time ago.
So, I'm the guy who's responsible for that project.
But th
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