Package Manager Framework
The Synaptic Package Manager is one of the key reasons why Ubuntu is so easy to use. I think it is about time we apply that idea to other areas. If there was a framework(I use this term loosely) that would allow others to create their own package managers I believe it would increase the ease of access for many things. I don't believe that the managers should be anything to verbose or flashy, but links to sites with descriptions and a very simple UI would be perfect. It could be something similar to building a Debian package.
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It is important that the framework has a link to a website with a project description. A user can either start at the website where more detailed descriptions and information lie, and then get them from the manager. Or, you can start at the manager, and go to the website to read more about it to see if you really want it.
How it could benefit
I have noticed that many people have their own repositories( example: wine, deluge, amarok, audacious...). This would solve their problem and allow users easy access to them.
A lot of people I try to convert to Ubuntu are hesitant because of the lack of games. I tell them there are plenty of games, you just have to go look for them. They respond "whatever, I don't want to". If there was a games package manager of games that work on Ubuntu this would solve their problem.
I know of many teachers who are moving towards open source solutions and Linux. Teachers do not have a lot of time or patience to deal with anything remotely difficult, so a easy curriculum manager would fit their needs.
