Request For Candidates: Application Review Board

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

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Andrew SB wrote on 16/08/10 17:10:
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> On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 11:52 AM, Martin Pitt <martin.pitt at ubuntu.com>
> wrote:
>...
>> Hm, I think this misunderstanding keeps appearing here: The entire
>> point of those apps are that we _don't_ have to include them all into
>> Ubuntu.
>
> Will the user understand this?

They'll be shown in their own source in the navigation pane
("Independent", as compared with "Provided by Ubuntu" and "Canonical
Partners") -- but they'll be aggregated at the "Get Software" top level,
because most of the time, people won't need to know the difference.

>                                If I understand this correctly, these
> apps will be featured in the "What's New" section of software-center.
> While we might feel that there is less responsibility on our side for
> maintenance and QA as the apps "aren't a part of Ubuntu," to users
> they will actually be presented more prominently than apps that are
> part of Ubuntu.
>...

"What's New" will show any new application, regardless of whether it's a
backport by Ubuntu developers or packaged independently.

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Matthew Paul Thomas
http://mpt.net.nz/
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