extras and /opt in Maverick

[Rick Spencer]

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