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Hi:
Absolutely right. There are some obvious reasons that Fedora hasn't
developed a content-distribution system yet, but that doesn't mean we
shouldn't. If there is enough developer interest, I think a
free-culture "content store" would be very useful.
Christopher.
On 04/14/2012 02:43 PM, Callum Lerwick wrote:
On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Brian Monroe
<briancmonroe(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> I've had conversations with others about packaging content
> material for the Audio spin and it doesn't seem like that
> currently possible with how things are packed in Fedora.
>
> I know we don't quite have our package list together at this
> point, but I think there's a need for decent content for some of
> the plugins like samplers, reverbs, drumloops and the like. I
> think the more stuff like this we have available immediately for
> the audio spin, the more end users we're going to attract. Even
> presets for things like graphic EQs and the like. Anything to
> make less hassle for users...
>
> Anyone else feel this way, or am I alone in my line of thought? I
> may be easily persuaded after seeing it from another's point of
> view and I wonder how important it is in the large scheme of
> things.
>
> On a side note, I have sourceforge project that we could host
> content at if needed. (hurray for unlimited bandwith and drive
> space for large files) I know we're a ways off in implementing
> something like this, but it's not too soon to start gathering
> resources for it.
I think RPM is fundamentally unsuitable for managing large amounts
of, lets call it "general content". It's purely designed for
system-wide resources, mostly designed for executables, and I don't
think that's really a good way to handle general content. It means
stuff goes in /usr/share which means /usr/share will potentially
grow without limit, which complicates partitioning. It means a user
has to have administrator access to install, update and remove
stuff. It means such content is subject to the Fedora release
cycle, and update bureaucracy. While doing it through RPM is not
completely unworkable, I think it can be done better.
I think what we really need, in addition to RPM, is something more
like iTunes/Steam/Google Play/Xbox Live/etc, something that will
manage content inside a user's home directory rather than system
wide. Everything would be stored somewhere under /home/, which is
already expected to grow without limit. And administrator access
would no longer be required. And such content would no longer be
tied to the Fedora release cycle.
If there's a need for such content to be available to more than
one user, we should do it through some kind of shared user
directory, stuff can go in something like
/home/Public/{Music,Photos,Videos,etc}, and we add UI to make it
easily accessible. Windows has been doing this kind of thing for a
while now.
This is an area where Fedora is WAY behind Apple, Microsoft, Sony,
Nintendo, Valve and even Google.
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