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Hyrax: An open-source repository front-end

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Re: Hyrax: An open-source repository front-end

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Post by kminehart »

brunoqc wrote: post #2

What the hell is a repository solution? A CMS?

That's what I was thinking. I was reading the several about pages, and as someone who has never been introduced to any of these concepts, nothing really seems to describe what the software actually accomplishes.

Re: Hyrax: An open-source repository front-end

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Post by Karunamon »

brunoqc wrote: post #2

What the hell is a repository solution? A CMS?

Same question I had, it looks like that's an accurate description. From the "Fedora" link on their front page, which this tool is apparently built on:

Fedora is a robust, modular, open source repository system for the management and dissemination of digital content. It is especially suited for digital libraries and archives, both for access and preservation. It is also used to provide specialized access to very large and complex digital collections of historic and cultural materials as well as scientific data. Fedora has a worldwide installed user base that includes academic and cultural heritage organizations, universities, research institutions, university libraries, national libraries, and government agencies.

As an aside, FOSS projects: Please think before overloading common names, like a popular Linux distro.

As a double aside: Think about your target audience. Most developers hear "repository" and think VCSes.

Re: Hyrax: An open-source repository front-end

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Post by jitl »

Nothing here is what I expected:

- a "repository solution" is not a thing for source control like Github. It's a CMS or a file sharing system or something.

- "Fedora" is not a Linux distribution. It's a previous repository solution software.

- this homepage causes more questions than it answers. No screenshots. No examples.

Re: Hyrax: An open-source repository front-end

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Post by catern »

jitl wrote: post #5

Nothing here is what I expected: - a "repository solution" is not a thing for source control like Github. It's a CMS or a file sharing system or something. - "Fedora" is not a Linux distribution. It's a previous repository solution software. - this homepage causes more questions than it answers. No screenshots. No examples.

Haha, yeah. And when I saw it was based on "Hydra" I thought it was the Nix/Guix continuous build system. I was briefly really excited!

Re: Hyrax: An open-source repository front-end

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Post by smarx007 »

Karunamon wrote: post #4
brunoqc wrote: post #2

What the hell is a repository solution? A CMS?

Same question I had, it looks like that's an accurate description. From the "Fedora" link on their front page, which this tool is apparently built on: Fedora is a robust, modular, open source repository system for the management and dissemination of digital content. It is especially suited for digital libraries and archives, both for access and preservation. It is also used to provide specialized access to very large…

Well, they did not "override" Fedora Linux name, because Fedora Commons preceded its OS counterpart by a couple years and has a trademark for the Fedora logo: http://fedora-commons.org/about

By repository they mean digital asset management repository instead of a version control system repository.

Re: Hyrax: An open-source repository front-end

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Post by JonathonW »

Karunamon wrote: post #4
brunoqc wrote: post #2

What the hell is a repository solution? A CMS?

Same question I had, it looks like that's an accurate description. From the "Fedora" link on their front page, which this tool is apparently built on: Fedora is a robust, modular, open source repository system for the management and dissemination of digital content. It is especially suited for digital libraries and archives, both for access and preservation. It is also used to provide specialized access to very large…

Fedora (the repository software) predates Fedora (the operating system) by about six years: http://fedorarepository.org/about

Re: Hyrax: An open-source repository front-end

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Post by je42 »

smarx007 wrote: post #7
Karunamon wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Same question I had, it looks like that's an accurate description. From the "Fedora" link on their front page, which this tool is apparently built on: Fedora is a robust, modular, open source repository system for the management and dissemination of digital content. It is especially suited for digital libraries and archives, both for access and preservation. It is also used to provide specialized access to very large…

Well, they did not "override" Fedora Linux name, because Fedora Commons preceded its OS counterpart by a couple years and has a trademark for the Fedora logo: http://fedora-commons.org/about By repository they mean digital asset management repository instead of a version control system repository.

so may be start with explaining that this is not a repository as a developer would expect.

Re: Hyrax: An open-source repository front-end

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Post by smarx007 »

je42 wrote: post #9
smarx007 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, they did not "override" Fedora Linux name, because Fedora Commons preceded its OS counterpart by a couple years and has a trademark for the Fedora logo: http://fedora-commons.org/about By repository they mean digital asset management repository instead of a version control system repository.

so may be start with explaining that this is not a repository as a developer would expect.

I think they represent the library community more than the dev community and are a bit stubborn to use the terms familiar to us (IMO).
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