[OLPC library] Anyone familiar with addons.mozilla.org?

[Greg DeKoenigsberg]

Hi folks.  Recent addition to the list here.  I had a conversation with SJ 
Klein, and he recommended that I come and start the same discussion on 
this list -- so here I am.

It's clear that one of the biggest challenges for OLPC is infrastructure 
to support activity development.

Has anyone considered the use of the codebase that powers 
addons.mozilla.org?

It seems to me like the two projects will be working to solve nearly 
identical problems:

1. A place for users to download cool addons;
2. A place for developers to upload cool addons;
3. A way for users to rate addons they like/don't like;
4. A way for translators to localize metadata about the addons.

Replace "addons" with "activities", and it seems like it could be a pretty 
good fit.

Some upsides to the addons.mozilla.org codebase (also called "Remora"):

1. Open source, yay!
2. A team of full-time developers working on the codebase.
3. A well-funded organization that depends upon the codebase.
4. A community of users and developers who might help OLPC figure out how 
to hack/patch Remora for OLPC's needs.

Just an idea.  I'm sure a lot of folks are thinking about this stuff.

--g

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