Application for GSoC Project - Package WebUI

[Pavel Khardikov]

Izhar Firdaus wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 4:54 AM, Mark <markg85 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> 2008/3/28, Izhar Firdaus <kagesenshi.87 at gmail.com>:
>>
>>     
>>> On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 12:07 AM, Mark <markg85 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>  >  I read things where it seems like it's gonna be a AIO (All in one)
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>>  >  >  webapp for normal users and developers and i read things where it's
>>  >  >  for normal users only.
>>  >
>>  >
>>  > AIO sounds more like a target for MyFedora .. a one stop place to
>>  >  access everything Fedora .. while PackageWebUI/PkgDB would be focusing
>>  >  on things surrounding packages, and try to be good at it.
>>  >
>>  What's the point in having both? So the AIO in MyFedora and than again
>>  a part of it in WebUI.. What i can understand is making one AIO and
>>  make some sections of it so configurable that for a user it looks like
>>  2 different applications
>>  1. developers stuff
>>  2. new user stuff
>>     
>
> I would like to see PackageWebUI focusing on packages-related tasks,
> and let MyFedora be the the one stop place which integrates -> { FAS,
> Fedora voting system, latest Fedora announcements, planet,
> PackageWebUI, etc } .. but thats just me, I dont know what J5 is
> planning for it.
>
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>>  >
>>  >  >
>>  >  >  I personally think that IF this is gonna be made and done as a GSoC
>>  >  >  project than better make it a AIO project which has everything the
>>  >  >  developers need (basically koji) and has everything the normal users
>>  >  >  need (WebUI/PkgDB etc) and perhaps add in bugzilla reports per
>>  >  >  application. so for example. when i look (as a user) on the firefox
>>  >  >  page i see something simular of that what i made + a sidebar (or
>>  >  >  something else) that contains many developer links like: Bugzilla
>>  >  >  Reports. When clicked on that all the bugs that are filled against
>>  >  >  firefox will also be available (as a list) in the package..
>>  >  >
>>  >  >  this would be the way to go if you ask me but than it isn't just a
>>  >  >  WebUI for fedora's packages anymore.. it's WAY more. Also the things
>>  >  >  that you (John) want to show in this is already nearly everything a
>>  >  >  developer needs so that's also why i think it would be best to make a
>>  >  >  AIO program of this.
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >
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>>  > On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 2:56 AM, Mark <markg85 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>  >  > Just found something that would probably fit nicely in this project as well.
>>  >  >  When you simply list the applications that are under a category you
>>  >  >  _could_ get a simple list.. or you could get a (still simple) list
>>  >  >  with some more information [1] which will be nice for new users.
>>  >  >  Expereinced users might also find it nice to have.
>>  >  >
>>  >  >  Take a look at this link [1]. I especially like the reting behind it.
>>  >  >  Now another good example of this is the *-look sites (kde-look,
>>  >  >  gnome-look, xfce-look etc....
>>  >
>>  >
>>  > +1 .. though i would prefer labels/tag approach rather than fixed categories
>>  >
>>  thanx. it's just about how it looks. the tags stuff is indeed better
>>  to use here because the koji database seems to use it a lot and works
>>  out quite nice. and i would also provide the user to choose between
>>  list view (little info) and More info (which would be the one i just
>>  showed here).
>>
>>  Another idea that i just thought of was the option for the person
>>  visiting a package to have the ability to "notify" the package owners
>>  of a new package. A condition i would add is that before the user can
>>  actually submit the new release link he will get a list with all the
>>  current known versions of that package to prevent useless input.
>>     
>
> Mark, u and I share the same mind!!! .. haha .. I just wrote out my
> proposal last night about what I want PackageWebUI to have, just put
> it on http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/MohdIzharFirdaus/GSOC2008
>
> I wonder if pavel still interested with this idea .. he havent replied
> to this thread for a while ..
>
>
>
>   
Hello, Izhar!

Excuse me for not writting in this list for long time.

I still have a great interest in Fedora and GSoC projects in particular.

At one of my first letters Thorsten Leemhuis replied:

"No idea - as I said, I just added the idea to the wiki. I have no ideas
nor skills how to actually realize the WebUI, thus I don't think I can
mentor this idea further and * * I don't have the time or interest for it.
Sorry. "

and

"I'd suggest you contact J5, the developer of MyFedora. Maybe he can help
to answer the question if a separate WebUI makes sense (which I doubt). "

As I understood there is no sence to create another project that 
performs the same tasks and functions as MyFedora.

Perhaps I have not correctly understood.

-- 
Best regards. Pavel Khardikov