2009/4/3 David Timms <dtimms@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: > However, this shouldn't stop you from trying to rephrase the problem, step > back, and look at the bigger picture, without getting into details like > voting. > Ok. My only aim was to make package installations an easier task. I am no Fedora ambassador but I do try a lot to spread Fedora in my locality. Recently we had a training program where we were teaching school teachers how to use openoffice on Linux. When they ask how they are supposed to install packages I shudder to explain to them Fedora's process. They just wont follow all that. So we have to go to openSuSE 1 click install etc. Anyways, lets rephrase the problem. Lets assume 3rd party repositories are evil all the time and not worth anyone's trust. Lets only concentrate on official repositories and official packages. What if we create an application (gui) which allows you to drag a package to it and it goes ahead and downloads all the dependencies and creates a repo alongwith a nice little .catalog file. Here is where the scope for a modified schema for the catalog file comes too. Suppose i distribute a CD which has multiple repos. repo. in "Fedora/audio" and I create another folder which contains multiple catalog files for amarok, banshee, rhythmbox etc. I can ask users to pop in the CDs and click on these icons. Thats is, and everything gets installed. So what I essentially want is to create an application that creates custom repos. quickly/easily and generates catalog files. Now currently catalog files do not have the ability to trigger addition of repos. Lets forget the url part totally. Adding an url will make it a security hazard. What if we can add 2 things instead: 1) Relative path of the repo in the media (folder wise) 2) Official Fedora repository name (eg: development, extras,) with version (rawhide, 9.0 etc) What this will enable is inter-repository dependency preservation only for official fedora repos or on media as add-ons. Lets forget about the voting and everything (i though it was beautiful though). Lets just make repo. creation and package installation easier. -- Be Intelligent, Use GNU/Linux http://debayanin.googlepages.com/ http://debayan.wordpress.com http://lug.nitdgp.ac.in -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
