Re: [Deskbar] Pushing handler updates from a central repo

[Francisco Jesús Jordano Jiménez <arcturus ardeenelinfierno com>]

I'll try to give my opinion in all your questions:


Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen escribió:

> There was a bit of discussion about having a central handler 
> repository from where updated handlers could be pushed (in repsonse to 
> gmail api changes and such).
>
> Before anyone proceed with any code on this I think we ought to have a 
> good discussion about this, since I see several issues...
>
> * Should distros be allowed to overwrite the repo url, to provide? 
> Should they be encouraged/discouraged to do so?
Why not, the infraestructure should be simple and i think distros would 
have mirrors more than a new repo.

> * Each version of deskbar should have a unique repo (to avoid api mess)

This shouldn't be necesary ... handlers could be package depedant from 
deskbar version

> * Are updates stored in ~/.gnome2/deskbar-applet/handlers or in 
> $PREFIX/lib/deskbar-applet/handlers (for prefix typically being /usr). 
> Storing updates in home folders can become a pain for us and sysadmins 
> alike. Requiring root privs seems like a bad idea on the other hand.

Ufff .. a difficult question, actually i don't have a correct answer :(

> * Should updates be automatic in the background or manual? I hope 
> manual, since we don't want even slower sartup times.

Looking at other applications, firefox extensions for example, the user 
has to perform the manual update and i think this is better. Although 
automatic updates are cool, people will prefer the manual option.
There is other option between this solutions, deskbar could advice when 
updates where available.

> * Security? Do we need to start signing handlers..? Maybe not - I'm 
> kinda groggy atm...
WoW ... interesting ... what about something like pki functionallity for 
debian repositories ???

> Well, those where just from the top of my head - please don't yell 
> "stop energy" - I really think it's a cool feature; I would just hate 
> to botch it.


Yes, i'm with you it could be more than a cool feature :)

Cheers!

> Cheers,
> Mikkel
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