for tomorrow's meeting: ARB exception proposal

[Allison Randal]

The Application Review Board would appreciate input from the Tech Board 
on an issue that's blocking all applications in our review queue. Simply 
put, certain parts of our toolchain and runtime can't currently handle 
applications installed entirely under /opt. More details here:

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

There are ongoing discussions in the ARB and the community about which 
specific technologies merit an exception to /opt installation, but 
general agreement on allowing some exceptions until our tools catch up 
with our specification. A couple of possible actions from the Tech Board 
for tomorrow's meeting:

- Request a list of specific tools/technologies that require an 
exception to /opt installation, which the ARB can bring to the next Tech 
Board meeting for approval.

- Approve exceptions to /opt installation on the general principle of 
"only where absolutely necessary, and only for Maverick", and delegate 
the decision(s) on specific tools/technologies to the ARB.

But, any comments or suggestions are welcome.

Allison