This project failed for technical reaasons: We need to go through all intermediary versions when doing a package upgrade, to run all migration functions. So, I had the idea to update the remote repo on Git commits. But the binaries for the production and localhost tests may be different, this makes it nearly impossible to do correctly. If you have an idea how to save my project, please I to hear you.
IC Pack addresses fundamental challenges faced by users of the ICP blockchain, focusing on the critical areas of user control, speed, and security. As a decentralized package manager, IC Pack introduces a novel approach to software management, prioritizing the needs and autonomy of end-users.
Here’s how IC Pack solves key problems for ICP blockchain users:
- Restoring User Control: In the cloud era, end user software is often at the mercy of centralized entities. Software applications can be updated without user consent, leading to a loss of control. IC Pack returns control to the user, ensuring that no developer or DAO can alter or remove software packages without the user’s explicit permission. This is a significant move towards making the user self-sovereign. Users have complete authority over the software installed, unlike typical software setup.
- Enhancing Interoperability Speed: A major hurdle on the ICP blockchain is the slow interoperability between applications and tools. IC Pack tackles this by placing software for applications within the same subnet, which dramatically increases performance. This allows for faster interactions between different software apps, making the user experience smoother. This improves the efficiency of software distributions and all kinds of software for computer.
- Bolstering Security: Traditional cloud-based software is vulnerable to security breaches and unauthorized updates. IC Pack offers secure software installation by allowing users to install applications directly onto the ICP blockchain, creating a more secure environment. This helps prevent hacks, malware, and other security threats. This approach emphasizes secure installer practices.
- Simplifying Software Management: IC Pack simplifies the complex process of software installation with an interface similar to the Google Play Store or Linux package manager. This ease of management contrasts with the complexities of traditional package management system. Users can easily get packages and manage their software apps. This streamlined approach to installation of software in computer enhances the user experience.
- Providing Choice and Flexibility: IC Pack offers users a wide range of choices, allowing them to find software from multiple vendors, rather than being restricted to a single repository. Users can choose between multiple apps options and select from different applications suite options.
- Enabling Permission Control: Users have the ability to manage communication between different software apps, which is essential to prevent deadlocks caused by malfunctioning user applications. This ensures better overall system stability and reliability of the user’s computer software packages. Users have control over apps apps software interactions.
- Lowering Total Cost of Ownership (TCO): Traditional web software, when installed locally, often comes with a high TCO. IC Pack is a more convenient and cost-effective alternative. It aims to reduce expenses associated with software installation cost by making software management more efficient, including a future feature known as a virtual canister to reduce user costs.
- Pioneering On-Chain Package Management: IC Pack is the first-ever package manager like package manager for redhat and other distro package managers (though designed for ICP) designed for fully on-chain applications. It fills a critical gap in the ICP ecosystem by providing essential tools for decentralized software development.
In summary, IC Pack solves the issues of lost user control, slow interoperability, and security risks, by establishing a secure and efficient platform for software installation and management on the ICP blockchain. It is a breakthrough in decentralized software management that puts the user first, providing unparalleled control and security. This approach represents a major step towards a more user-centric software installation paradigm, giving users more agency over their computer software tools. It transforms the way users interact with software packages in computer.