Dr. Christopher Kunz

I recently read about the APS project and became curious. APS, shorthand for Application Packaging Standard, is - as far as I understand it - a relatively recent standard that provides SaaS providers (i.e., us as a hosting provider) with a standardized format for software packaging. So far, some sounding names from the PHP Open Source community have embraced APS, including the notorious, but indispensable phpBB, Drupal, Magento and Typo3.
For hosters, APS is supposed to be a great addition to their portfolio:

The introduction of APS advances the web hosting industry. By implementing APS, hosting service providers can gain access to a great variety of APS applications. In turn, application vendors that implement APS, can get access to a vast sales and marketing channel via APS-enabled hosting providers.

Unfortunately, I can’t seem to find detailed documentation on the process of implementing an APS socket - the only freely available docs seem to be the standards document and ISV guidelines, both of which don’t really help me.

Now, I reach out to you PHP guys - has any of you ever had something to do with APS (preferrably on the hoster/provider side of things)? Do you have pointers as to where to start the socket implementation? I’m looking forward to your input.