Objective Open source distribution editors package and assemble a large number of programs and applications into a single tested distribution, together with a set of tools to install and administer the system.Two key functions are:- Producing a new version of a distribution: for this the editor starts from a complete version of the distribution, it add and delete packages, refreshes packages with more recent versions, reconfigure packages, etc.- Customizing a distribution for a specific user: this user can be a corporate user wanting a specific distribution for its needs, a hardware or a software vendor. Customization includes adding, deleting packages, updating and configuring packages. The main objective will be to develop technology and tools to support and improve these two processes.Our goal is to dramatically increase the team productivity. We will do this by addressing three problems: The current way distribution edition is done is as follows: a complete copy of the current state of the software is available at the central site of the editor. This data is then mirrored on a set of mirrors in a hierarchical although crude and inconsistent fashion. The mirroring problem can be solved through various methods, coming either distributed database technology or from peer-to-peer approaches. We will propose specific tools and mechanisms to solve the problem, provide an implementation and the analysis of the impact of our solution.Packagers collect packages manually over the Web, then build and maintain the dependency data, This manual process will be, partially at least, automated. Packages are delivered from the outside with various levels of tests, test should be partially done outside, in many cases only the package developer is able to really test, and should do it. Tools and technology will be developed to partially automate the QA process. Protocols will be defined to allow the definition and transmission of tests among the various actors of the community. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwarenatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabasessocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivity Programme(s) FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006). Topic(s) IST-2002-2.3.2.3 - Open development platforms for software and services Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET EN AUTOMATIQUE Address Domaine de voluceau 78153 Le chesnay France See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CAIXA MAGICA SOFTWARE LDA Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address Av. das forcas armadas 125, 4 a 1600079 Lisboa See on map CSP - INNOVAZIONE NELLE ICT S.C.A.R.L. Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via livorno 60 10144 Torino See on map EDGE-IT France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 43 rue d'aboukir Paris 02 See on map NEXEDI SARL France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 943 avenue de la republique 59700 Marq en baroeul See on map NUXEO SARL France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 49 rue de la clef 75005 Paris 5 See on map TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY Israel EU contribution € 0,00 Address Ramat aviv 39040 Tel aviv See on map UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE Switzerland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rue du general dufour 24 1211 Geneve 4 See on map UNIVERSITE PARIS 7 DENIS DIDEROT France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Place jussieu 2 75251 Paris cedex 05 See on map
