Comments on: that's with an R not an S

Question: that's with an R not an S

scalefree — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:41:08 -0800

I'm looking for a file repository application suitable for managing a software collection plus storing metadata about each program (version, developer site, dependencies, that sort of thing - I'll need to have some custom fields also). This is for private use, I'm not recreating Sourceforge or Freshmeat, so lightweight is better. Must run under OSX or LAMP. Suggestions?

By: aeighty

aeighty — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:03:07 -0800

I dont quite understand what you're looking for, but maybe something like trac?

By: scalefree

scalefree — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:12:19 -0800

Yah that's the kind of thing that I'm looking for but I'm not interested in browsing source & checking code in, just maintaining a library of already compiled & packaged applications & some metadata on them.

By: dgeiser13

dgeiser13 — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:30:59 -0800

You can use Microsoft Access, or something like it, to maintain a database of software.

By: flabdablet

flabdablet — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:35:01 -0800

Put each app in a folder, and put a Readme file in the same folder. Standardize the format if you like.

By: Good Brain

Good Brain — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:35:58 -0800

A wiki that allows file uploads & categories/tagging. I think Mediawiki is capable.

By: jkaczor

jkaczor — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:04:51 -0800

Well - if you have a 'DAV' server, this one great use for 'WebDAV'

Plus, in most OS's (W2k and higher for Windows folks) there are now easy mechanisms to browse DAV shares.

As to servers, pretty much anything out there can serve up DAV shares these days.