Hi Joel,
On 22.03.19 03:24, Joel Desermeau via users wrote:
- Will we usually find out about new software via genodians.org?
yes.
- Can we be emailed or notified of new changes to the Depot?
There is no such service planned from our (Genode Labs) side. Keep in mind that there is no single place called depot. In contrast to the predominant models of software delivery like app stores or software distributions that rely on a central and trusted service provider, Sculpt is decentralized.
At the one end, there are software providers (aka developers), offering their software via their respective depots and talking about it at Genodians.org. At the other end, there are users, who - once when getting aware of some interesting piece of software - can obtain it directly from the developer's depot. In Sculpt, per se, there is nothing in-between both ends.
However, should there be interest in a convenient catalog of software available for Sculpt, anyone can step up offering this as a service, independent from Genode Labs. Similar to how, e.g., Micheal Larabel curates information about Linux at his phoronix.com website, someone interested in Sculpt may step up and start curating and organizing the information about the available software and where to find it. This person could even provide a Sculpt index with custom menu structure where each item points directly to a package of a software provider (there is no need to repackage).
This would be a perfect way for someone who isn't a developer but has journalist skills to contribute to our community, filling this gap.
Cheers Norman