[Savannah-hackers] submission of Anarchist Package System - savannah.nongnu.org

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Robert Millan <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
License: gpl
Other License: 
Package: Anarchist Package System
System name: aps
Type: non-GNU

Description:
The purpose of this project is to create a package system for the GNU OS. That 
system would exploit the features that the Hurd provides in order to build it 
upon a consistent, modular set of interfaces.

It will follow the line marked by Richard Stallman\'s idea on using filesystems 
to manage packages, and getting UnionFS to put \"install\" them. In addition, 
it will include features that allow distribution of system software through the 
GNUnet network.

That distribution system works in an anarchistic way. Every contributor would 
be allowed to upload his/her work, then the user community would evaluate it 
democraticaly so that the distribution system could use GPG and a set of 
complex rules to determine wether a package can be trusted, wether its quality 
is acceptable, wether it follows the free software philosophy, etc.

It does not exist yet but we\'re working on it.


Other Software Required:
the GNU Hurd
GnuPG
GNUnet


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