Hans-Christoph Steiner said this at Wed, 7 May 2003 16:33:42 -0400:
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.
I would agree with this.
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.
Packages are different. One way or another, there will be a nice Pd installer for MacOSX.
So I think we should have most people using the main distro, and then those with specific interest can use the CVS packages.
I can see practical reasons for this, if there's a compelling feature (that affects many people) to come from CVS. But since all the "must have" features that distinguished MacOSX/Extended have made it into the mainstream, I don't see it happening soon.