Charles,
The place to discuss this with developers is pspp-dev. The PSPP devs can speak for themselves, but I think that they would/will say that packaging PSPP is now what they do. So, if you or someone else wanted to package PSPP using flagpak, I think they would welcome that and support it by answering questions. But the only official release PSPP makes is to drop a source tarball onto the GNU FTP server. Regarding flatpak, I'm not familiar with it, but it looks like a container system. Is that right? What specific problem would flatpak solve that is plaguing PSPP? -Alan On 5/30/2016 2:16 PM, Charles Johnson wrote: > > Hi, I wanted to propose a topic that has been in debate for the > -rushed- release of Snap, the new packages system by Canonical in > Ubuntu 16.04. > https://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/04/13/snaps-for-classic-ubuntu/ > > Moreover,Flatpak (aka xdg-app) is the distribution package system > closer to becoming a standard in gnu/linux because of its performance > and independently of the operating system for proper operation. > http://flatpak.org/ <http://flatpak.org/> > > Both systems are functional but are now awaiting complementary > technologies such as Wayland/MIR, however, Flatpak is available in > most distributions (Ubuntu included). There are several applications > packaged as Flatpack and even some LibreOffice developers have long > been testing this system to distribute its software > https://whatofhow.wordpress.com/2016/05/13/libreoffice-flatpak/ > > I think it would be very good idea to consider PSPP developers > distribute as a Flatpak package officially, as it would be available > in most distributions with its latest updates. What do you think? > > If a PSPP developer has read this what do you think about that? > > > CJT > > > _______________________________________________ > Pspp-users mailing list > Pspp-users@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/pspp-users -- Alan D. Mead, Ph.D. President, Talent Algorithms Inc. science + technology = better workers +815.588.3846 (Office) +267.334.4143 (Mobile) http://www.alanmead.org I've... seen things you people wouldn't believe... functions on fire in a copy of Orion. I watched C-Sharp glitter in the dark near a programmable gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like Ruby... on... Rails... Time for Pi. --"The Register" user Alister, applying the famous "Blade Runner" speech to software development
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