Re: LaTeX/ConTeXt/metapost repository

[Marc van Dongen <dongen@cs.ucc.ie>]

Hans Hagen (pragma@wxs.nl) wrote:

: files should be zipped archives containing a mp file and a readme file and
: a index keyword file

See my comment further on.

: there should be a strict system fo filenames, something 
: xxxxx-yy
: with xxxxx being a unique number and yy being a version 

That could be one way of doing it. But the names will
be very non-secriptive---five characters only.

: that way one can have an upload dir and script that removes old versions 
: such a small archive should be self contained. 

I was thinking of distributed storage. People who want
to can store their stuff at their own site or at a friendly
site nearby. Updates will be much easier this way. Also the
problem of bandwidth will be less---should that become a
problem. The information about what can be found where
should be centralised. I think this will make it a lot
easier to maintain the repository by a ``responsible''
person.

Regards,

Marc