stage 3, do the "same" to plugins and slices.
On May 13, 5:33 pm, Jonathan Lundell <jlund...@pobox.com> wrote: > On May 13, 2010, at 9:26 AM, Thadeus Burgess wrote: > > > This is similar to how PluginCentral will be designed, if we ever get > > that spec finalised =) > > It'd be reasonable to do both at the same site. > > > > > > > -- > > Thadeus > > > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 11:14 AM, blackthorne <francisco....@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> One more thing, web2py could have a list of repositories url, with the > >> default the one we can find on the official website but also the > >> possibility to add other non-official ones as well as mirrors. > >> Technically web2py could interact with each repository by a simple > >> specification in XML-RPC or something, to list, search, download > >> (which could also work for update) and peek. > >> Finally, on a second stage there could even be a submit app option so > >> you could submit apps for moderation and further release, seamlessly. > > >> Thanks > > >> On May 13, 5:09 pm, blackthorne <francisco....@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> ok, this one may be interesting... > > >>> Currently, we can install web2py apps in one of 3 ways. uploading it, > >>> providing its url or putting the files in the applications folder > >>> manually. Nothing wrong with this but seems to me that with little > >>> effort we could take this beyond. > >>> Think about an integrated (web) interface that allowed you to search > >>> or browser appliances and show its details when requested. This could > >>> happen inside the web2py framework and you could even install it by > >>> pressing a button (actually it just needs to use the already existing > >>> "download/provide url" option inside). > >>> I think this could improve user/developer experience but that's not > >>> all... > >>> Applications could have versions, and a changelog that could make part > >>> of the details of the application and an "update" option, so that > >>> users could keep all their apps on the edge. > > >>> Who's with me? > > >>> Thank you, best regards
