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

[Samuel Klein]

Hi Greg -- see also Michael's last email on remora. thread convergence... 
SJ


On Thu, 6 Dec 2007, Greg DeKoenigsberg wrote:

>
> 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
>
> -- 
> Greg DeKoenigsberg
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