+1 to drop it. Simon Mac Donald http://simonmacdonald.com
On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 7:00 PM, Shazron <shaz...@gmail.com> wrote: > +1 drop it altogether. > We can't be the arbiter of what's good or bad, and of course we don't have > the time nor desire to do so IMO. > > On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 2:32 PM, Steven Gill <stevengil...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > +1000 I was strongly against having an app showcase when it was proposed > > for the new site. Nobody ever wants to maintain it. > > > > On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 2:08 PM, Jesse <purplecabb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > +1 to dropping it from cordova > > > Let's just link to phonegap-showcase, onsenui-showcase and > ionic-showcase > > > pages ... I think we should focus on being the best engine and let the > > > downstreams do the marketing. > > > > > > > > > @purplecabbage > > > risingj.com > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 12:43 PM, julio cesar sanchez < > > > jcesarmob...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > I liked Kerri's idea about only posting open source apps. I think > users > > > can > > > > benefit of it. > > > > > > > > El 25 jul. 2017 7:52 p. m., "Joe Bowser" <bows...@gmail.com> > escribió: > > > > > > > > > +1 to no longer supporting the Apps section. Downstream projects > get > > > > more > > > > > benefit from this than we do, IMO. > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 10:36 AM, Filip Maj <maj....@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I'm of the opinion that we, the cordova devs are already sinking > > > under > > > > > > the amount of incoming PRs and TODOs just with maintaining the > > > > > > tooling, platforms, plugins, and docs. > > > > > > > > > > > > I think it would be better to turf it and let downstream projects > > do > > > > > > that stuff if they wish. I think PhoneGap has one, so does ionic. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 9:58 AM, Kerri Shotts < > > kerrisho...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > If we’re going to have an apps section on the website, it would > > be > > > > good > > > > > > to keep it updated. For example, the ReactEurope app goes to a > 404 > > > > page. > > > > > > Buildr navigates to an iTunes page that is not available in the > US > > > > > region, > > > > > > so doesn’t tell me anything (would be better to link to a website > > > > > instead). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Personally, it might be better just to drop the section > entirely, > > > > since > > > > > > it will require maintenance, would end up with some subjective > > > criteria > > > > > > (leading to “why them and not us?”), and would need to be rotated > > as > > > > new > > > > > > apps are added to prevent a huge list of apps on the front page. > I > > > like > > > > > the > > > > > > idea, but maybe it would be better to have a Cordova App gallery > > > (akin > > > > to > > > > > > Plugin search, cocoapods, etc.)… but that could easily be done by > > the > > > > > > community, since we’re tight on resources as it is. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That said, if we’re going to accept apps, we need some > > (reasonable) > > > > > > criteria for acceptance, along with the proviso that we won’t > > > > necessarily > > > > > > always feature the app (since we don’t want to end up featuring > > 1000 > > > > apps > > > > > > on the front page). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Some starting criteria: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * Should currently be available for sale/download on the > > > appropriate > > > > > app > > > > > > stores. > > > > > > > * The product needs to have a website where we can link > > > (redirecting > > > > > > into iTunes is not ideal). > > > > > > > * The product should fit with Cordova’s CoC, since it’s being > > > > featured > > > > > > on the front page. > > > > > > > * The app itself should: > > > > > > > * be visually appealing and well designed (this is > > subjective, > > > > but > > > > > > no getting around that…) > > > > > > > * actually work (this would require someone downloading & > > > testing > > > > > > it. Paid apps would need to supply a review copy for free.) > > > > > > > * be performant (no jank, quick response to user input, > etc.) > > > > > > > * be in production (not just a demo app) > > > > > > > * be more than just wrapping a remote website > > > > > > > * Plusses for (but not required): > > > > > > > * Available source code (so others can learn from the app) > > > > > > > * Multiple platform support > > > > > > > * Free or usable trial version so that users can get a good > > > feel > > > > > for > > > > > > a performant Cordova app > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Those are just off the top of my head, so take them as you > will. > > > :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Kerri > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On Jul 24, 2017, at 19:24, Shazron <shaz...@apache.org> > wrote: > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> https://cordova.apache.org > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> Are we still accepting apps? How do we select? > > > > > > >> Right now there are 12. This relates to the Xmind request to > > dev@ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > --------- > > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@cordova.apache.org > > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@cordova.apache.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
