RE: [PEAR-DEV] an idea for get pear more exposure

Zitat von Lukas Smith <smith@dybnet.de>: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Wolfram Kriesing [mailto:lists@kriesing.de] > > Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 12:56 PM > > To: smith@dybnet.de > > Cc: pear-dev@lists.php.net > > Subject: Re: [PEAR-DEV] an idea for get pear more exposure > > > > Lukas Smith wrote: > > > > > How about the following?: > > > [optionally] interface pearweb release system with freshmeat > > > > > > Every package manager would be able to choose if he wants his > release > > > announced no freshmeat as well. This way PEAR packages would get > more > > > exposure. > > > > > > Just a thought that I want to throw out there. > > > > cool idea. > > i think we have to talk to the freshmeat guys, because they once > > rejected a release of PEAR::Tree because i didnt release it as an > > independent package, which was downloadable and able to run without > > pear. (i think they said you release it on pear, so you have to > anounce > > it there) > > > > so i think that either > > (1) the time will come once PEAR is installed with PHP by default and > > packages that run based on PEAR become 'normal' or 'standard', so this > > is no reason anymore for the freshmeat guys to reject packages > > or > > (2) every PEAR-package has to be able to run independently, which in > my > > eyes doesnt make much sense and is not possible anyway, and not meant > to > > be, i guess > > or > > (3) one can convince the freshmeat guys that PEAR-based packages are > > 'allowed' to be announced on frehsmeat :-) > > > > anyway ... i think it would be great to arrange some kind of way to > > announce pear packages on freshmeat > > well i have MDB on freshmeat ... > > anyways freshmeat can handle dependencies, so I see no reason why > depending on other stuff is a problem. Same with Horde and the applications that rely on it. The freshmeat guys are probably happy if the dependency (PEAR) is also announced in freshmeat. Jan. -- http://www.horde.org - The Horde Project http://www.ammma.de - discover your knowledge http://www.tip4all.de - Deine private Tippgemeinschaft