On 28 September 2012 02:47, Mark A. Hershberger mah@everybody.org wrote:
The problem, though, is that there is no way to install, use, or update extensions apart from doing it by hand. Requiring the installation of multiple modules by hand isn't going to lead to a thriving, modular ecosystem. We need a dependency manager.
After the ones about sending email and Common Lisp, we can add:
"Every app also expands until it contains a sketchy rewrite of apt-get."
c.f. Perl, PHP, Ruby, Python, WordPress ...
One thing to possibly think about: compatibility of any new system with Linux distro packaging mechanisms, like apt-get and yum. The less distro maintainers have to mess with MediaWiki the better.
- d.