Fwd: Re: extras and /opt in Maverick

[Allison Randal]

Thanks Rick for kicking off this process.

I've drafted a proposal for the Tech Board based on our discussions at 
UDS and on ubuntu-devel:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PostReleaseApps/MaverickExceptionsProposal

Let me know of any changes (anything I missed, or that doesn't seem to 
accurately reflect the discussions and the position of the ARB). I'll 
send it on to ubuntu-devel for discussion tomorrow.

Thanks!
Allison

On 11/07/2010 06:54 AM, Shane Fagan wrote:
> Hey Allison,
>
> Well I think everything was said in the sessions. I think its just the
> push back of /opt till 11.04 is the main thing we need to do.
>
> --fagan
>
> On Fri, 2010-11-05 at 11:19 -0400, Allison Randal wrote:
>> Continuing the conversation from the sessions at UDS. (Rick's message to
>> the ARB was caught in moderation, so I'm forwarding it.)
>>
>> There are several other details we discussed in the session as
>> (temporary or permanent) exceptions to the current ARB specification, so
>> we should compile the list and take it to the Tech Board all at once.
>>
>> On Wed, 2010-11-03 at 08:11 -0700, Rick Spencer wrote:
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> I'm seeking to unblock the New Apps process on Maverick. The decision
>>> was taken that apps from extras.ubuntu.com should only be installed
>>> in /opt. However it turns out that this is not currently well supported
>>> by the Python build system and our system. For example, Python build
>>> tools can not byte compile into /opt, and it will be a non-trivial
>>> amount of work to make them do so, and would not be appropriate for an
>>> SRU.
>>>
>>> Considering the very small number of applications that will likely
>>> require review, I propose that make /opt work in Natty as part of the
>>> Software Center theme.
>>>
>>> For Maverick, I would like to remove the requirement that apps be
>>> installed into /opt. We can institute fairly detailed review of each
>>> app, considering the very small number of apps that are being submitted
>>> for review.
>>>
>>> Please let me know your thoughts, and I will be happy to take this
>>> proposal to the Technical Board.
>>>
>>> Cheers, Rick
>>>
>>
>>
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