tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96033924639858208.post4016818540889700917..comments2023-04-01T20:15:56.666+02:00Comments on Yaakov Nemoy: Wanted: A GSoC studentYankeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16006445457394865979noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96033924639858208.post-86910573914984383822009-12-10T11:00:45.063+01:002009-12-10T11:00:45.063+01:00btw, should I write you a motivation e-mail? :-)btw, should I write you a motivation e-mail? :-)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943286928006989308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96033924639858208.post-26447436014368662742009-12-08T01:42:18.379+01:002009-12-08T01:42:18.379+01:00The current state of the art for content delivery ...The current state of the art for content delivery is the opendesktop.org (not to be confused with freedesktop.org) network, also known as kde-look.org, kde-apps.org, gnome-look.org and several other subsites.<br /><br />KDE uses its API to fetch content (data-only stuff such as wallpapers) and other stuff which does not need distro-specific packaging, such as plasmoids (Plasma applets/widgets) written in interpreted scripting languages. That feature is called GHNS (GetHotNewStuff).<br /><br />OpenDesktop recently implemented an improved API called the <a href="http://opendesktop.org/news/index.php/OCS+API+1.4+released?id=331&name=OCS+API+1.4+released" rel="nofollow">OCS API 1.4</a> (see also the previous update, <a href="http://opendesktop.org/news/index.php/OCS+API+1.3+released?id=325&name=OCS+API+1.3+released" rel="nofollow">OCS API 1.3</a>), which adds several new features, e.g. content uploads directly from the client application, without having to go through the web interface. The <a href="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/open-collaboration-services" rel="nofollow">specification</a> has been published on freedesktop.org.<br /><br />A Qt-based implementation of the OCS API called <i>attica</i> is being developed together with and used by KDE 4.4. I see no reason why this API couldn't be implemented by other desktops.<br /><br />The API is also not hardlocked to the opendesktop.org sites, other content repositories can also implement it, and KDE 4.4's implementation allows an application to offer several content sources to its users. So a Fedora-run content server could be envisioned for some applications.Kevin Koflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136078113749660013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96033924639858208.post-40408635093040245332009-12-08T00:36:32.007+01:002009-12-08T00:36:32.007+01:00I was wondering if it would be a good idea to inve...I was wondering if it would be a good idea to investigate whether EKG could be turned into a "generally useful, distribution agnostic tool". Well ! I really don't have any idea if EKG is strictly hard-coded to understand the Fedora side of things, but it does seem to be a prudent approach to make it modular with pluggable modules that can be used by various other projects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96033924639858208.post-4131311702132570012009-12-07T20:38:35.722+01:002009-12-07T20:38:35.722+01:00I think you know my e-mail address :-)
I vote for ...I think you know my e-mail address :-)<br />I vote for the first!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943286928006989308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96033924639858208.post-28502326442205602892009-12-07T20:10:05.709+01:002009-12-07T20:10:05.709+01:00for reliable download stats, you should partner up...for reliable download stats, you should partner up with MirrorBrain. they're working on that.<br /><br />http://www.mirrorbrain.org/Ant Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072492089528943166noreply@blogger.com