[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] joining efforts to make a complete community repository

[From: Nick Phillips]

On 7/11/2006, at 4:46 AM, Jorge Salamero Sanz wrote:

[suggestion for common repository]

>
> what are you thoughts about this ?

I think it's an excellent idea, and something like it will probably  
be required to enable the maemo community to really take off. I don't  
mind adding the odd extra repository to my sources.list/Application  
Manager, but a free-for-all like it is at the moment doesn't help  
anybody.

One thing I would say though -- quality control (and clarity of  
purpose) will be critical. A repository of otherwise high-quality  
software can quickly become next-to-useless if the odd piece of bug- 
ridden ordure gets in. Better to have (a small number of) multiple  
repositories than to throw packages of widely differing quality all  
in together.

Re. "clarity of purpose" -- each and every repository should  
communicate very clearly what it is for, what it is not intended for,  
its standards and how/whether you can contribute to it. Sardine is  
probably the only one that does this right at the moment.


Cheers,


Nick