Projects/files maintenance proposal

Alexander Turcic · 10-25-2006, 02:33 PM

Scotty, arivero and I were talking about how to maintain a proper upload/download/feed location for our current development efforts.

Here is my thought. Assume the following:

IPKG repository for the iLiad:
http://projects.mobileread.com/iliad/feed/

Uploads / downloads:
http://projects.mobileread.com/iliad/users/
http://projects.mobileread.com/iliad/projects/

http://projects.mobileread.com/reader/users/
http://projects.mobileread.com/reader/projects/

A developer/hacker has a dedicated directory with full FTP rights (upload/delete/rename/etc.). Depending on his reader device, the directory would be publicly accessible for downloads @

http://projects.mobileread.com/iliad/users/<developernick>
or
http://projects.mobileread.com/reader/users/<developernick>
A project manager (any developer/hacker who is trusted) has full access to all directories. Upon request, he can move files from a developer to an appropriate project tree. Projects are publicly accessible for downloads @

http://projects.mobileread.com/iliad/projects/<projectname>
Anonymous uploads will be supported and have to be managed by project managers before they become publicly downloadable.
Packages in the iLiad IPKG repository are immutable -- they cannot be changed or removed but new versions can be added by trusted persons.
Every 1hr, the maintainer/package file of the repository will be automatically refreshed.

Subversion. Unless we're going to work on a major project, together in a group, I don't think subversion is currently needed.
Wiki uploads. Files on a Wiki are hard to manage and don't scale well. Wiki's are OK for uploading images or documents, but not really for anything else.

Now I am curious for your feedback.

TadW · 10-25-2006, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic

A developer/hacker has a dedicated directory with full FTP rights (upload/delete/rename/etc.). Depending on his reader device, the directory would be publicly accessible for downloads @

http://projects.mobileread.com/iliad/users/<developernick>
or
http://projects.mobileread.com/reader/users/<developernick>

So I could upload stuff and anyone could get it at http://projects.mobileread.com/iliad/users/tadw/ ?

Alexander Turcic · 10-25-2006, 04:10 PM

Basically... yes.

Plus we could more easily keep track of projects, and have a feed for iLiad packages. This would come handy for instance if we consider Scotty's latest advances in developing for the iLiad.

TadW · 10-25-2006, 04:50 PM

Cool then!

Antartica · 10-26-2006, 05:31 AM

I'm all for it. Attaching files to the forum messages is not that flexible :-).

Great! ;-)

Alexander Turcic · 10-26-2006, 06:01 AM

We will set things up today.

Alexander Turcic · 10-26-2006, 09:24 AM

Ok we're ready to go!

- added Reader developers: http://projects.mobileread.com/reader/users/

igorsk (project manager)
geekraver (project manager)
gseryakov
porkupan

- added iLiad developers: http://projects.mobileread.com/iliad/users/

scotty (project manager)
arivero (project manager)
antartica (project manager)
ath
design256
dher
mikekostousov
tribble

Those who are mentioned should receive a PM from me in the next 30 minutes with login details. If you think I forgot to add you to the list, or if you've just joined us and you think you can contribute as a hacker/developer, please send me a quick PM and I will set up an account for you. And if you believe you should be a project manager (with global access), send me also a PM. Thanks!

10-25-2006, 02:33 PM	#1
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Projects/files maintenance proposal Scotty, arivero and I were talking about how to maintain a proper upload/download/feed location for our current development efforts. Here is my thought. Assume the following: IPKG repository for the iLiad: http://projects.mobileread.com/iliad/feed/ Uploads / downloads: http://projects.mobileread.com/iliad/users/ http://projects.mobileread.com/iliad/projects/ http://projects.mobileread.com/reader/users/ http://projects.mobileread.com/reader/projects/ A developer/hacker has a dedicated directory with full FTP rights (upload/delete/rename/etc.). Depending on his reader device, the directory would be publicly accessible for downloads @ http://projects.mobileread.com/iliad/users/<developernick> or http://projects.mobileread.com/reader/users/<developernick> A project manager (any developer/hacker who is trusted) has full access to all directories. Upon request, he can move files from a developer to an appropriate project tree. Projects are publicly accessible for downloads @ http://projects.mobileread.com/iliad/projects/<projectname> Anonymous uploads will be supported and have to be managed by project managers before they become publicly downloadable. Packages in the iLiad IPKG repository are immutable -- they cannot be changed or removed but new versions can be added by trusted persons. Every 1hr, the maintainer/package file of the repository will be automatically refreshed. Subversion. Unless we're going to work on a major project, together in a group, I don't think subversion is currently needed. Wiki uploads. Files on a Wiki are hard to manage and don't scale well. Wiki's are OK for uploading images or documents, but not really for anything else. Now I am curious for your feedback.

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10-25-2006, 04:10 PM	#3
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Basically... yes. Plus we could more easily keep track of projects, and have a feed for iLiad packages. This would come handy for instance if we consider Scotty's latest advances in developing for the iLiad.

10-25-2006, 04:50 PM	#4
TadW Uebermensch Posts: 2,583 Karma: 1094606 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Italy Device: Kindle	Cool then!

10-26-2006, 05:31 AM	#5
Antartica Evangelist Posts: 423 Karma: 1517132 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: quaderno, remarkable2, yotaphone2, prs950, iliad, onhandpc, newton	I'm all for it. Attaching files to the forum messages is not that flexible :-). Great! ;-)

10-26-2006, 06:01 AM	#6
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	We will set things up today.

10-26-2006, 09:24 AM	#7
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Ok we're ready to go! - added Reader developers: http://projects.mobileread.com/reader/users/ igorsk (project manager) geekraver (project manager) gseryakov porkupan - added iLiad developers: http://projects.mobileread.com/iliad/users/ scotty (project manager) arivero (project manager) antartica (project manager) ath design256 dher mikekostousov tribble Those who are mentioned should receive a PM from me in the next 30 minutes with login details. If you think I forgot to add you to the list, or if you've just joined us and you think you can contribute as a hacker/developer, please send me a quick PM and I will set up an account for you. And if you believe you should be a project manager (with global access), send me also a PM. Thanks!

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