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If you don't like it, now is the time to speak up. Jono Bacon (jono AT ubuntu DOT com) is the coordinator.
EDIT: Where's the appropriate place to send feedback? Perhaps not to his inbox
Someone should explain why Linux has been the latest of the big operative systems to have a user-friendly app store, when they were the first to have one with apt-get!! It's a pity, Linux on desktop could have gone way further on market share and popularity. Now, they are doing just a copy (wait for Apple to demand).
From memory, the Ubuntu Software Centre (under its former name) also pre-dated the App Store and variants.
Their idea of making it better is to require review before the developer is even allowed to upload a build for testing ? I can't think of any other app store which requires this sort of thing; it doesn't actually solve any problem. Malicious users can claim to be whoever they want, and I can't imagine unauthorized package ports are a serious problem. If you're trying to make something simple, remove really stupid ste…
> App Review - When the developer submits a new version of their application, it will go through a series of automated checks to verify that it conforms to the Extras packaging and security rules. The developer will be responsible for ensuring the package works effectively. If it doesn’t, the ratings and reviews will surely reflect this.
> We should not rely on manual reviews of software before inclusion. Manual reviews have been found to cause a significant bottleneck in the MyApps queue and they won’t scale effectively as we grow and open up Ubuntu to thousands of apps.
> The developer will not be able to add any other AppArmor abstractions beyond the ones defined above. All of these options are considered safe, and do not require a manual review before being allowed into the Extras archive. The user will be told about any options from the third group that the application needs, and will be asked to allow or reject its installation.
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From my days in Ubuntu... I remember that when I was installing some programs, it was asking me for dependencies. That's not user friendly. The App Store is user-friendly. Do you want that program? Download it! No worries of dependencies. So it doesn't matter if it's proprietary or not. It's a matter of user experience and wanting to make it easy for non-techies. They have improved a lot but it's sad they weren't the…
Huh? Longtime Ubuntu user here, I have no idea what you're talking about... Desktop Linux has plenty of problems, no need to invent new ones to complain about. Unless you were installing programs manually you shouldn't need to worry at all about dependencies on Ubuntu (or Debian).
Their idea of making it better is to require review before the developer is even allowed to upload a build for testing ? I can't think of any other app store which requires this sort of thing; it doesn't actually solve any problem. Malicious users can claim to be whoever they want, and I can't imagine unauthorized package ports are a serious problem. If you're trying to make something simple, remove really stupid ste…
The key is that in many cases it will be easy to verify the identity of the developer: find the most active few accounts in the version control log, and email them about it. That takes far less time than auditing code.
Their idea of making it better is to require review before the developer is even allowed to upload a build for testing ? I can't think of any other app store which requires this sort of thing; it doesn't actually solve any problem. Malicious users can claim to be whoever they want, and I can't imagine unauthorized package ports are a serious problem. If you're trying to make something simple, remove really stupid ste…
EDIT: You're probably talking about the "APPLYING FOR ACCESS" section:
To ensure that we are giving upload access only to the original
author or a proper representative of the upstream project, we
will require that person to request upload access for their
application. The author or representative must first create an
account and user profile in the MyApps portal as it currently
exists.
Once their profile is created, they will need to be able to
request upload access for a package, providing details about
their association with the upstream project. If the submitter is
not the owner or representative of the project, they will be
required to provide a URL to a webpage, blog post or mailing list
archive showing that the owner or representative of the project
is endorsing their effort upload the application to the Ubuntu
Software Center.
How could an app store like this work with users trusting developers' GPG keyrings, or something similar?
Someone should explain why Linux has been the latest of the big operative systems to have a user-friendly app store, when they were the first to have one with apt-get!! It's a pity, Linux on desktop could have gone way further on market share and popularity. Now, they are doing just a copy (wait for Apple to demand).
Guys, as the huge yellow warning at the top of the page shows, this is a draft work-in-progress specification. If you don't like it, now is the time to speak up. Jono Bacon (jono AT ubuntu DOT com) is the coordinator. EDIT: Where's the appropriate place to send feedback? Perhaps not to his inbox
http://mhall119.com/2012/09/how-the-appdevuploadprocess-was-...
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Huh? Longtime Ubuntu user here, I have no idea what you're talking about... Desktop Linux has plenty of problems, no need to invent new ones to complain about. Unless you were installing programs manually you shouldn't need to worry at all about dependencies on Ubuntu (or Debian).
How else does one install programs other than manually? You can't magically wish for Chrome to appear on ubuntu, you have to either use Synaptic, apt-get, or the software center (on recent ubuntii). All of these at least prompt you about dependencies.
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From memory, the Ubuntu Software Centre (under its former name) also pre-dated the App Store and variants.
Ubuntu Software Centre has been around since Oct 2009.