Free Software apps in Precise

[Stéphane Graber]

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On 04/24/2012 12:17 PM, David Planella wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> In MyApps all Oneiric commercial apps were copied over to Precise a
> while ago, and I've been asked a few times when this is going to 
> happen for Free Software apps as well, so I'm forwarding the 
> question here.
> 
> It would be especially interesting for several reasons:
> 
> - We're 2 days away from release, which is when most people start 
> upgrading and downloading apps for 12.04 - We're currently 
> promoting the AskUbuntu Lens as a banner in the Software Centre 
> (Oneiric, Precise) and on apps.ubuntu.com. We've disabled the 
> banner in the USC for Precise, as it it not available there, but
> it would be nice to have a 12.04 version and promote it amongst
> users with the latest Ubuntu version.
> 
> Dave Morley has been doing most of the copying and tweaking work to
> upgrade the commercial apps from Oneiric to Precise, and he'll be
> more than happy to offer advice for Free Software apps migration.
> 
> I thought it would be worth a discussion on the list, has anyone 
> got suggestions for Precise migration plans?
> 
> Btw, it's not only nice to see ARB apps [1] in apps.ubuntu.com,
> but also the nice reviews, so good work to all of you! ;-)
> 
> Cheers, David.
> 
> [1] https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/unity-lens-askubuntu/

I think this one must be in the top-5 questions for the ARB, so we
probably need to document this better.

The ARB never copies packages from a release to the next. It's the
developer's responsibility to send us an updated version of their
software (or identical version if they know it doesn't need any).

This ensures that we only keep actively developed and tested apps in
extras without putting the extra testing load on the ARB.

To make it easier for the developers, the ARB got in touch with them a
month ago so they could update their software and send new versions
for review.

Allison sent all the current developers an e-mail like this one:
> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: 	SSH Search Lens on 
> Ubuntu 12.04 Date: 	Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:06:56 -0700 From: 	Allison 
> Randal <allison at ubuntu.com> To: 	Bernd Schlapsi <brot at gmx.info>
> CC: Michael Hall <michael.hall at canonical.com>
> 
> 
> 
> Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) is scheduled for release on April 
> 26th. Apps that were published in the Software Center for the
> 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) release won't be automatically copied to
> Precise, because some apps (especially lenses and scopes) will need
> to be updated to work with the new release. If you'd like to have
> your lens published on Precise, just let us know, and we can help
> verify any changes that might be needed. You can either submit an
> update to the MyApps developer portal, or send us an email message
> at app-review-board at lists.ubuntu.com.
> 
> We're accepting submissions for Precise now, so that updated apps 
> will be ready for users on release day.
> 
> Thanks, Allison


I believe quite a few developers replied and their changes are
currently under review. I don't know how much of it will be published
by Thursday.


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Stéphane Graber
Ubuntu developer
http://www.ubuntu.com
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