[OT] PAD files, MacPAD, and you

[Andre Garzia]

Richard,

I am using MacPAD since Ricardo emailed me a year ago, we could coin a 
stack to write PAD files in no time... MacPAD files are plist files, 
"PC" PAD files are XML based too but with a different spec. Both are 
easy.

Cheers
andre



On Sep 20, 2004, at 3:50 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote:

> The PAD format is a popular XML-based format for describing 
> downloadable software packages used at a rapidly-growing number of 
> download sites. Using PAD files allows developers to just use the URL 
> to their PAD file rather than fill in a complex form for every 
> download site.
>
> But like most things on this planet PAD is an imperfect solution, 
> being fairly Windows-centric it does not adequately address the needs 
> of developers who deploy to Mac OS.
>
> In response to this, Mr. Ricardo Batista of MacShareware.net (if that 
> name sounds familiar yes, he's the creator of Apple's Extensions 
> Manager control panel) created the MacPAD format.  While it does a 
> better job of addressing Mac developer concerns, it is not compatible 
> with the long-standing PAD format and therefore carries a potential to 
> further marginalize the Mac platform, making it hard for the many 
> download sites that currently use PAD to consider also adding Mac 
> listings.
>
> The PAD format is maintained by the Association of Shareware 
> Professionals (see <http://www.asp-shareware.org/pad/>), who maintain 
> a public NNTP server to facilitate discussion of using and enhancing 
> the standard:
>
> <news://news.asp-shareware.org/asp.pad_support>
>
> Mr. Dennis Reinhardt of the ASP is the manager of PAD format 
> maintenance and enhancement, and has encouraged me to let interested 
> parties know of the newsgroup so the PAD format can better address the 
> needs of developers who deploy to multiple platforms.
>
> Ideally, with your help the PAD format will allow us to have a single 
> compact file for describing our software releases whether we deploy to 
> Windows, Mac, Linux, or any combination of them.
>
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>  Richard Gaskin
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