What about something like, say, Scratch? Is it just a minor tweak in the packaging, or is it a bigger change in the actual code?
On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 10:45 PM, Pim Vullers <p...@vullersmail.nl> wrote: > On 06/14/12 19:46, Cassidy James wrote: > > Hey everyone, > > > > I've been checking into the requirements for uploading apps to USC, and > > I came across an interesting bit here: > > > > In order for your application to be distributed in the Software > > Centre it must: > > > > * Be in one, self-contained directory when installed > > > > * Be able to be installed into the /opt/<package-name> directory > (*) > > > > * Be executable by all users from > > the /opt/<package-name> directory (**) > > > > * Write all configuration settings > > to ~/.config/<package-name> (This can be one file or a directory > > containing multiple configuration files) > > > > > > (*) Open source, zero-cost apps should be installable > > to /opt/extras.ubuntu.com/ <http://extras.ubuntu.com/><package-name> > > (**) Users only have read and not write privileges to this directory > > > > > > Would our apps fit these requirements? If not, how much work would it be > > to make them fit the requirements? > > For files this is not much of a problem. This can be achieved by setting > the install prefix to /opt/<package-name>/. The issue is GSettings > (these schemes are currently installed in /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas). > > I don't know if Granite will also be offered through this way. But > libraries might also cause issues. This approach would require apps to > bundle custom libraries, or there must be some mechanism to add > /opt/<library-name/lib or so to the library path. > > So the major issue is the GSettings schemes. Otherwise I see no issues > for small apps. For larger apps it will be harder to achieve. > > Pim Vullers > > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community > Post to : elementary-dev-community@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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