Packaging requirements for Apps in Ubuntu

Registered by Daniel Holbach

The App Review Board and its processes were put in place 1.5 years ago. It's time to review how policies and requirements have been working out for us.

Daniel H put together some discussion about a key point of these policise, the /opt requirement, at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OptRequirement which can provide a basis for the discussion

Blueprint information

Status:
Not started
Approver:
Jono Bacon
Priority:
Undefined
Drafter:
Daniel Holbach
Direction:
Approved
Assignee:
Daniel Holbach
Definition:
New
Series goal:
Accepted for quantal
Implementation:
Unknown
Milestone target:
milestone icon ubuntu-12.10

Related branches

Sprints

Whiteboard

Agenda
 * pkgme - http://pkgme.net/doc/backends/index.html
  * up and running for commercial apps
  * current backends: binary, pdf, vala, python, cmake (incomplete), dotdeb
  * desired backends: Qt, html5, flash, Unity lens/scope
 * /opt requirement - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OptRequirement

The outcome of this session was two-fold: first of all we will try to pave the way for pkgme to package apps in the future. Secondly we will try to get quickly with /opt better. We will also track the outcomes of this blueprint in the ARB meetings.

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Work Items

Work items for quantal-alpha-2:
[dholbach] test-run of pkgme over current arb apps: DONE
[dholbach] raise awareness of ARB agenda bugs: DONE

Work items:
[mhall119] review current pkgme backend howto docs: DONE
[mhall119] write pkgme lens backend: POSTPONED
[allison] write default arb pkgme backend: POSTPONED
[pitti] find out who can help with quickly /opt ARB bugs (mterry): DONE
[allison] add tracking of blueprint outcomes to ARB agenda: POSTPONED