entropy/README

Sabayon Linux Project Entropy - 2007                        README

WHAT'S THAT: Project Entropy

DEVELOPERS:
- Fabio Erculiani (lxnay@sabayonlinux.org)

DEPENDENCIES:
- >=sys-apps/portage-2.1.2
- >=app-portage/portage-utils-0.1.23 (not mandatory)
- >=app-portage/layman-1.0.8 (if you use overlays)

INSTALLATION:
- copy all the content of conf/ to /etc/entropy/
- copy the rest of the tree where you want and execute handlers/ apps inside their dir
- add sabayon overlay: python enzyme overlay add sabayon

STRUCTURE:

     |           ENTROPY           // master CLI interface to own them all
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     |            enzym            // creates .tbz2 packages (automatically on some specified packages)
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    \ /          reagent           // transform metadata info of .tbz2 packages in entropy specification files
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     |          activator          // does some QA tests on .etp and .tbz2 files upload data in a consistent way
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     |          ========== ^ server side
     |          ==========   client side
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                equilibrium       // CLI client with interface libraries
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                GUI CLIENTs




Fabio's note: Project Entropy is dedicated to my father (dead on 2007, January the 9th). Tu come me, non hai mai smesso di credere nei sogni, è questo che ci rende invincibili dentro, ma a volte fragili fuori. Non ti deluderò, ciao papà, ti voglio bene. Non dimenticarti più dei tuoi figli.