On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 14:28:21 -0400, Ed Hill wrote:
So when you've thrown out updates and completely eliminated any
intra-
package dependencies, whats left? Nothing but a hollow GUI wrapper over
yet-another brain-dead application of /opt/${PACKAGE}.
No, not at all. Read the links I posted, in particular the one about
porting Linux apps. There are bits of magic here:
- LaunchServices
- Framework/bundle linking
- Internet enabled DMGs
Anyway, I'm not suggesting we implement appfolders like Apple did. We can
do better (and don't have much choice anyway). See here:
http://autopackage.org/ui-vision.html
That describes how to implement a Mac style UI on top of Linux style
package management.