On Monday, May 5, 2003, at 04:59 America/New_York, guenter geiger wrote:
On Sun, 4 May 2003, Adam Lindsay wrote:
installation is easier, but I don't see a pressing need for a full distro for the CVS version. Thoughts?
Right, releases from the CVS version should actually be avoided if possible. I see the CVS rather as a repository for suggested additions and not as a "split" of pd. Thats why the CVS version is experimental.
We may not need a separate distro now, but once more stuff is added to the CVS, then people are going to want a CVS distro again. Plus if we are adding to the CVS, then people should test it. More people will test it if its easy to install. I personally like packages (OS X, debs, whatever) because they make it much easier to keep track of what's installed. I have 13 Macs which I use for sound installations, two linux boxes, and a Windows machine that I use Pd on, so anything that makes managing installs easier I like.
So I think we should have most people using the main distro, and then those with specific interest can use the CVS packages.
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