<s>
SoftwareValet	B-Application
is	O
a	O
software	B-Operating_System
installer	I-Operating_System
for	O
BeOS	B-Application
,	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Starcode	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
included	O
with	O
BeOS	B-Application
since	O
1998	O
,	O
when	O
Be	O
Inc	O
.	O
purchased	O
Starcode	O
's	O
assets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
web	O
deployment	O
of	O
applications	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
user	O
would	O
click	O
on	O
an	O
'	O
Install	O
with	O
SoftwareValet	B-Application
 '	O
link	O
on	O
a	O
website	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
BeOS	B-Application
web	O
browser	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
NetPositive	B-Application
,	O
would	O
launch	O
SoftwareValet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SoftwareValet	B-Application
applications	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
distributed	O
in	O
non-web	O
delivered	O
upkg	O
files	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
non-self	O
executing	O
,	O
encapsulated	O
installer	B-Operating_System
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Installation	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
direct	O
file	O
locations	O
and	O
shell	O
scripts	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
very	O
little	O
chance	O
of	O
user	O
manipulation	O
;	O
although	O
a	O
file	O
format	O
break	O
in	O
BeOS	B-Application
R4.5	O
allowed	O
package	O
makers	O
to	O
use	O
non-direct	O
paths	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
preparation	O
for	O
making	O
the	O
OS	O
multi-user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compression	O
format	O
is	O
known	O
to	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
zlib	B-Language
,	O
but	O
no	O
tools	O
other	O
than	O
SoftwareValet	B-Application
exist	O
for	O
manipulating	O
packages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
companion	O
application	O
,	O
PackageBuilder	O
was	O
also	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
BeOS	B-Application
developer	O
tools	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
creating	O
packages	O
,	O
or	O
editing	O
existing	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
