New mailing list/section of website proposal for Unsupported Software

[thully at umich.edu]

Hi,

There is much software that Ubuntu doesn't wish to support in main, either
because it doesn't fit in with the base desktop, it is non-free, or it has
legal issues.  I propose that for this software, Ubuntu should

1) Create a mailing list, ubuntu-unsupported , for discussions of such software
and bugs with the usage of this software on Ubuntu (this is where all problems
in non-free software could be handled).
2) Add a category to Bugzilla which allows the reporting of bugs in universe
packages (which are free software) there.
3) Work on unifying all information on said software into one section on the
wiki, UnsupportedSoftware (this would include RestrictedFormats, info on
universe packages, etc.)

Users and developers could help maintain this section as they wanted , and it
would be a unified place for community support for all things Ubuntu doesn't
offer official support.  This would resolve a lot of concerns I have, and would
help ensure that this software functioned well on Ubuntu without requiring
official support from the developers.

Any comments on this idea?  Does it sound good, and could it be implemented?