Re: pear.php.net site activities?

> * don't spend forever hammering out the perfect design. iterate on > actually getting things done. > Agreed ;-). We already have a good database layout and package documentation layout, that should be all that's needed. > * don't worry about integration with the main php.net site. it will > happen in time. > Ok. But (imho) this is probably one of the most crucial things. PEAR will become more viable and more accepted if it is viewed more as a part of the PHP project/distribution. > * however, if you do want to eventually mesh with the main php.net site > and the network of mirror sites, you should absolutely not require > database connectivity or any non-standard php extensions (including xml > parsers) to display content that you want to appear on mirrors. generate > static content using whatever tools you want and let that be mirrored. > this also happens to be much more cpu-friendly for the mirrors, which is a > nice bonus. > I agree with what stig said in a prior e-mail. > oh, and really look at cpan and pause if you haven't already. they aren't > the competition, they're the trailblazers. :) > I agree completely. However, we should make more of an effort to be user friendly... :) -Sterling