From ce4a32fe52ef09d8f5ff1dd22c001110902b60a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: toma Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:56:58 +0000 Subject: Copy the KDE 3.5 branch to branches/trinity for new KDE 3.5 features. BUG:215923 git-svn-id: svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/branches/trinity/kdelibs@1054174 283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da --- knewstuff/README.knewstuff | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+) create mode 100644 knewstuff/README.knewstuff (limited to 'knewstuff/README.knewstuff') diff --git a/knewstuff/README.knewstuff b/knewstuff/README.knewstuff new file mode 100644 index 000000000..cdf4c79b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/knewstuff/README.knewstuff @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +KNewStuff library - application data sharing framework for KDE + +KNewStuff implements the "Get Hot New Stuff" (GHNS) architecture and +provides KDE applications with easy-to-use upload and download mechanisms, +with optional popularity counters, ratings, digital signatures, uncompression +and post-installation DCOP/scripting hooks. + +* GHNS Standard and related software + http://ghns.berlios.de/ + +* Documentation +- API docs + http://developer.kde.org/documentation/library/cvs-api/knewstuff/html/ +- KNewStuff tutorial + http://www.kstuff.org/docs/tutorial/ +- KNewStuffSecure tutorial + http://developer.kde.org/documentation/tutorials/knewstuffsecure/ + +* Repositories +Currently, about 7 repositories exist for a variety of KDE applications using +KNewStuff for either download or upload or both. +Please have a look at the repository browser: +-> http://www.kstuff.org/hotstuff/index.php?p=browser +If you want automatic upload processing, download counting and administration +capabilities, as well as a web frontend, check out the Hotstuff scripts: +-> http://www.kstuff.org/source/index.php?p=cvs +For testing, feel free to use the kstuff.org infrastructure, as it is up and +running 24x7. + +* Future +Immediate plans: +- merge download dialog engine functionality into the engine class +- incremental updates of directories, + including cache +- after installation, return QStringList of installed items so no scanning + will be necessary anymore +- how to "fake" installations? (suggestions from TSDgeos) + knewstuff should know about already installed items +Future plans: +- kick-ass web interface with history and contributions +- integration with KDE SOAP messaging framework and KWSDL to access DXS +- hm.... :-) + +Josef Spillner, 01.04.2004, last updated 07.06.2005 + +Add d pointers to ALL public classes for KDE 4 or maintaining binary +compatibility is a nightmare. 12/3/05. + +Rich. + -- cgit v1.2.1