Re: AdaGPGME (was Re: GnuPG binding?)

[Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org>]

Georg Bauhaus wrote:
> Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org> wrote:
>: Georg Bauhaus wrote:
>:>  And provide good
>:> linking, which is the art of hypertext. Don't be lazy here,
>:> it helps us all, and reduces load on google :-)
>: 
>: Yes I have the same reservations as you to sourceforge.net etc...
>: However WWW is a *net*work, but lately it is more *work* than net to
>: find the pages you want. Goggle and others gives so much noise when you
>: search. So register your software at places like www.freshmeat.net
>: and www.yahoo.com so it is easier to find it.
> 
> This conclusion seems a bit less careful than it could be, to me.
> On the one hand Google establishes useful links between texts,
> and software "registries" might offer a good overview.

not sure I understand what you mean with "Google establishes useful
links between". But have you considered that Google is your weak link?
What if the company decided to sensor out all pages fitting a certain
criteria. Or simply 5 years from now there are so many pages that it is
extremely hard to keep track of all?

> However, compare setting up a software related web site to organizing
> your latest Ada project into packages.
> 
> - You might find that a hierarchy is useful (subdirectories and child
>   packages, nesting).
> - You can't do really well without some prose, formal or informal.
> - You can make things private.
> - You can have a number of tasks.

What is number of tasks?

But also you would have to set up some of these:

   Bugtracker
   Mailinglist
   CVS

Depending on the size of your project.

> Now how do you set up coupling between your modules? Whichever way,
> will you think about the links between the program parts?

What do you mean?

> Is this a good thing? (I think Robert Eachus has told us something
> about this subject recently.)

Where was this?

> Are there external programs that will play a role?

What has all this got to do with sourceforge f.ex? You can set up your
own homepage with just the links you want etc...

> So on the other hand (google and software "registries" on the one
> hand), if you think about your web site like you think about your
> software with respect to links, then this may give your readers more
> useful cross references than are currently implied in a Google etc
> result listing.

Yes, but one must first be able to *find* your page. Mustn't one?

> Now think about the transitive closure of good hyperlinks.

Let's see

Searching:

   Georg Bauhaus

hmm found Georg (Bauhaus) Muche doesn't seem to be correct. Found a
refence to gcc-bug list looks as the correct person, but no links from there.
OK Trying: 

Georg Bauhaus Homepage. 

No

Georg Bauhaus Ada95

ok some more mailinglists and a pdf document, link to
www.ada-deutschland.de. OK let's see there.

   http://www.iste.uni-stuttgart.de/ps/bauhaus/

hmm no.

Georg Bauhaus software

no

Georg Bauhaus software Ada

OK I give up, maybe you do not have a homepage? ;-)

I really don't understand why registering your homepage at freshmeat of
yahoo or adapower is careless?

Preben
-- 
Ada95 is good for you.
http://www.crystalcode.com/codemage/MainMenu/Coding/Ada/IntroducingAda.php