Feature changed by: Andreas Jaeger (a_jaeger) Feature #310040, revision 8 Title: Zero Install - Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed + Package Wishlist: Done Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Thomas Leonard (talex5) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Would be great to get the 0install RPMs (currently on the build service) into the main repository. 0install allows installation of packages without giving them root access, while still handling dependencies and updates. Homepage: http://0install.net/ Build service project: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=zeroinstall-injector&project=home% 3Atalex5 This package is already in Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Gentoo, FreeBSD (ports), MacPorts and Fink. It would be good to have it in SUSE too. Thanks, Discussion: #1: Pavol Rusnak (prusnak) (2010-06-27 13:15:03) 0install is a VERY bad idea and I don't see a reason of supporting that, because we have Build Service. #2: Thomas Leonard (talex5) (2010-07-09 20:34:33) Could you elaborate a bit? We're already using the build service, but installing an RPM from there requires giving it root access to the machine. We'd like to be able to sandbox applications (e.g. creating a new user account and running the program only with the privileges of that user). #3: Schlomo Schapiro (sschapiro) (2010-07-13 09:42:02) IMHO there are arguments in favour and against: In favour: * Simple system to assist non-technical users to use software which is not part of their distribution * If everybody else has it / most others have it, then we should also have it with openSUSE Against: * Indeed, with the build service and the 1-click-install we have something that has a similar user experience without breaking with the packaging system of openSUSE * It might create more support requests that nobody wants to deal with. Bottom line, I believe that if openSUSE wants to be open source then it should accept even such software as this if it has an active sponsor who is willing to maintain it and nobody has a real reason against it (e.g. it would break something else). Time will show. If the package stops to be well maintained then it always can be kicked out again. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310040