A Alternative to Cydia and Installer
Sleepers is proud to announce the release of Kryptes.
Kryptes is a new, lightweight, package handler that was designed with the end user in mind. We are very excited to announce its release and hope the community appreciates all the hard work that we have put into this. We do understand that there are going to be several questions the Community might have for us, so we will try to answer most of them in this post.
We would like to get the most common ones we are expecting out of the way first:
Q: Are you trying to compete with Cydia and Installer?
A: No, we have tried to reach out to both of the developers for each one of these handlers several times. We have been continually shot down when we asked if we could become a default repository/source. IT was as if we did not exist, when we feel we have given much to the community.
Q: So why did you produce a Application, when there are already 2 prominent applications that exist that are similiar to Kryptes?
A: We have over 600 developers in our repository, we felt to give them the most exposure in the Community we were left with no choice, but to build our own Package Handler. If we would have been accepted as a default repository with the other Package Handlers the build of Kryptes would not have happened.
Q: Are you going to stop supporting Cydia and Installer?
A: Absolutely not! We have no intention to not allow users that continue to use these applications to stop gaining access to the repository.
Q: I own a repository, can I add it to the Kryptes source?
A: Yes you can! We actually welcome you to distribute your packages through Kryptes. Simply download the package, go to Community, click add my Repo and fill out the form.
Q: If I am added will I be a default repository in Kryptes?
A: YES!!!! All repositories that are accepted will be a default source, we will treat all repo owners the same, without the nonsense of jumping through hoops to give your developers the best possible experience. This goes back to our earlier statement as to why we built Kryptes in the first place!
!!!WE WANT YOU TO DISTRIBUTE THIS IS THE POINT OF THE JAILBREAK COMMUNITY!!!
Q: Once my repository is accepted do I have to make any changes to the format of my Depiction and Screen Shot pages?
A: You will have to make some changes, but again we built this with the Community in mind. If you have a Cydia repository you are 95% of the way there. We do have a few calls that we have to do do get the package downloads counts to work and the rating system, but other then that it is a pretty cut and dry operation. Each repository will have a one on one email thread to get you up and running.
Q: Will you provide me support if I run into issues?
A: Repository owners will have a one on one email thread that we will work through together on any issues that may arise. Users will be able to go to our support ticketing system to report any bugs or feature requests. Again this is the first release and there will be many upgrades to come. We have a few exciting build outs, partnerships, and features that are going to be released in the coming weeks.
Q: Are you going to control the quality of the repositories that decide to join?
A: We feel quality is a opinion that is deserving of the eyes of the beholder. Again the Jailbreak Community is one of wheich, we believe should be open. We will try to implement controls to help cut down possible duplicate packages, but this will be in the future releases.
This is the first announcement of Kryptes and we are looking for feedback, so please feel free to post your omment here, if you have any.
Here are a few screen shots of the Application:
Kryptes is a new, lightweight, package handler that was designed with the end user in mind. We are very excited to announce its release and hope the community appreciates all the hard work that we have put into this. We do understand that there are going to be several questions the Community might have for us, so we will try to answer most of them in this post.
We would like to get the most common ones we are expecting out of the way first:
Q: Are you trying to compete with Cydia and Installer?
A: No, we have tried to reach out to both of the developers for each one of these handlers several times. We have been continually shot down when we asked if we could become a default repository/source. IT was as if we did not exist, when we feel we have given much to the community.
Q: So why did you produce a Application, when there are already 2 prominent applications that exist that are similiar to Kryptes?
A: We have over 600 developers in our repository, we felt to give them the most exposure in the Community we were left with no choice, but to build our own Package Handler. If we would have been accepted as a default repository with the other Package Handlers the build of Kryptes would not have happened.
Q: Are you going to stop supporting Cydia and Installer?
A: Absolutely not! We have no intention to not allow users that continue to use these applications to stop gaining access to the repository.
Q: I own a repository, can I add it to the Kryptes source?
A: Yes you can! We actually welcome you to distribute your packages through Kryptes. Simply download the package, go to Community, click add my Repo and fill out the form.
Q: If I am added will I be a default repository in Kryptes?
A: YES!!!! All repositories that are accepted will be a default source, we will treat all repo owners the same, without the nonsense of jumping through hoops to give your developers the best possible experience. This goes back to our earlier statement as to why we built Kryptes in the first place!
!!!WE WANT YOU TO DISTRIBUTE THIS IS THE POINT OF THE JAILBREAK COMMUNITY!!!
Q: Once my repository is accepted do I have to make any changes to the format of my Depiction and Screen Shot pages?
A: You will have to make some changes, but again we built this with the Community in mind. If you have a Cydia repository you are 95% of the way there. We do have a few calls that we have to do do get the package downloads counts to work and the rating system, but other then that it is a pretty cut and dry operation. Each repository will have a one on one email thread to get you up and running.
Q: Will you provide me support if I run into issues?
A: Repository owners will have a one on one email thread that we will work through together on any issues that may arise. Users will be able to go to our support ticketing system to report any bugs or feature requests. Again this is the first release and there will be many upgrades to come. We have a few exciting build outs, partnerships, and features that are going to be released in the coming weeks.
Q: Are you going to control the quality of the repositories that decide to join?
A: We feel quality is a opinion that is deserving of the eyes of the beholder. Again the Jailbreak Community is one of wheich, we believe should be open. We will try to implement controls to help cut down possible duplicate packages, but this will be in the future releases.
This is the first announcement of Kryptes and we are looking for feedback, so please feel free to post your omment here, if you have any.
Here are a few screen shots of the Application:
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