Re: a better plugin manager

[Rob Bradford <rob robster org uk>]

On Wed, 2007-04-18 at 10:54 +0200, David Prieto wrote:
> Plugin management in Gnome is suboptimal; it depends on a given package
> being in your distro's repos, which gives no room for new packages.
> Installing a plugin for Rhythmbox is a real pain in the ass, if it's not
> in the repos.
> 
> Why not let the plugin manager download new plugins and install them for
> you? Something between the current plugin managers and the add/remove
> apps we have now. Something like the attached mockup.

I think this is what NewStuffManager is trying to solve:
http://www.k-d-w.org/NewStuffManager/

Cheers,

Rob
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Rob Bradford <rob robster org uk>