6 May
2007
6 May
'07
14:43
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Alberto Passalacqua wrote: > Il giorno dom, 06/05/2007 alle 11.44 +0200, Pascal Bleser ha scritto: >> Pascal Bleser wrote: >> [...] >>> Ultimately, the only viable solution is probably a web interface where >>> you can browse software packages by category, by tags, have a search >>> function, where each item shows the website, screenshots, a more or less >>> noob-safe description and a single-click option to add the containing >>> repository (if needed) + install the package with its dependencies. >> And this is the sort of thing I'm thinking about wrt that web interface >> - -- spent some time hacking a mockup, just to give a (very) basic idea: >> >> http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/files/swportal/mockup/mockup.jpg > > I like it a lot! The idea of "click and install" is the way to go IMHO > to solve many of the issues of additional packages. > > I don't know much about these things, but if I can help in some way, I'd > be pleased. Sure - - poke people to create a team to develop the site - - find a SVN repository to host the code - - domain/database design - - artwork, website colour palette - - feature requirements, ideas for functionalities, usability thoughts (what would end-users typically want to do) - - comments ? - - how could a rating system work ? separately for each version/release, globally only on the level of the application entry, or both ? etc... Some ideas, in the wild: - - link to forum threads and mailing-list threads about issues/solutions with those applications (sort of a "knowledge base") - - some sort of integration with Novell's bugzilla (although possibly quite challenging from a technical point of view... iChain could be a major blocker) Of course, if such a website sees the day (which I doubt, given the low involvement of developers from the community), it can only work if there are enough people maintaining it (posting information about applications, screenshots, links to forums/mailing-list, ...). The only thing that would prevent this from becoming yet-another-great-idea-that-dies is people joining the brainstorming and the development of it. So, if anyone has ideas, skills, time, shoot now or never whine again. cheers - -- -o) Pascal Bleser http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/ /\\_\_v The more things change, the more they stay insane. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGPemmr3NMWliFcXcRAv2oAJwNc14ebRs3psIj2DhjPuiBavcQngCgoCJr OISfh9wCAvkaPe8yoe+O8C0= =bwgp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org