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This article describes a source distribution of gnu/linux which is
implemented and pakckage managed in one script.
http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=8530
Here is the script.
ftp://ftp.walrond.org/rubyx/
The script is in ruby. My claim is that ruby is so transparent that a
programmer without knowledge of ruby can read this script and understand
the process of linux distribution and package management.
If I am right, I believe that rubyx is a killer app. I am not the only
person
that gets lost in the python or perl monstrosities used to implement other
distributions.
A challenging project for a group of bright programmers would be to
understand the distribution and package management problem by reverse
engineering this script. And presenting their understanding at a lug
meeting.
An interesting note Andrew is developing a distributed gaming system and
he needs optimized linux systems to support his gamers. Rubyx is his
way of creating thousands of game platforms.
He wrote his own BT in c++ to support his project. When rubyx was first
announced on /. he got /.ed. So he took the time to write white water. Now
as new users download rubyx he offers them the opportunity to become ww
servers. If you download rubyx, a number of servers throughout the world
will cooperate to send you the system w/o being /.ed.
If you understand the above, then you should visit rubyx.org.
John
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