mdj wrote:
On Aug 2, 1:02 pm, jonnosan <jonno...@gmail.com> wrote:My thinking here is based on systems like CPAN or rubygems, which have a common package + metadata format, and a federated network of sites.Okay, cool, that makes sense. The only question is, how does one update the data stored in each individual archive if it's incorrect or incomplete? Obviously it makes updating a local copy simple, but updating the archives to reflect it seems challenging
And raises the spectre of "refereeing" the updates, as well... -michael NadaNet file server for Apple II computers! Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/ "The wastebasket is our most important design tool--and it's seriously underused."