Christopf Gohlke's page as a package repository

Originally posted by: pierre.raybaut (code.google.com)

That's an interesting idea, thanks for suggesting it.

However, I see one potential problem: Christoph Gohlke is quite explicit regarding the fact that people should not download packages more than necessary. I think that using this page as the source of a database for a package manager is probably not coherent with the spirit of his "unofficial" page, as I understand it.

Besides, my personnal motivation (and consequently my coding involvement) for this feature is quite limited as I'm almost exclusively working on private networks which are physically disconnected from the internet (for security reasons). And when I do open source software at home (where I have an Internet connection of course), I really prefer investing time in features that I will actually use at work.

So, I'll keep this Issue opened in case someone want to do something about it (after having check with Christoph Gohlke that he's okay with it) but I won't personally take action on this.

Originally posted by: umut.top... (code.google.com)@gmail.com

Thank you for your prompt reply. I do not see people downloading the modules more than they normally would with this tool. However, your other reason for not implementing this suggestion is fair and understandable.
Thanks a lot for this very nice project and good luck with your work on private networks.

Originally posted by: pierre.raybaut (code.google.com)

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Summary: Christopf Gohlke's page as a package repository
Labels: -Type-Defect Type-Enhancement