On 07/26/2013 03:03 PM, Alexander Sack wrote: > On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 4:23 PM, Daniel Holbach > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello everybody, >> >> since the beginning of this project there was discussion about >> supporting the notion of downloadable content. >> >> This would for example be relevant in a game where you can download (and >> potentially buy) new maps, new levels or buy extra content for other apps. >> >> As this feels like a bigger project right now, it might be good to >> define its priority first. Alexander, Pat: can you share any information >> about this? >> >> Dependencies of the project would be: >> - Pre-dependency: purchasing functionality. >> - App store: app authors will want to upload the content >> there, associate an app with the content. Have >> billing work through the app store. >> - SDK/Platform API: it'd be good if there was a standard way to >> handle downloadable content. >> - Security: do we have any security concerns? >> - Client: to be hooked up with ubuntu-download-manager and >> client-side purchasing bits. >> >> Questions to start the conversation might be: >> - Who'd be willing to help spec this? >> - How much work do we expect this to be? >> - Where will the lion share of work happen? >> - Who will own this sub-project? > When I asked Pat last time he said we need it for OLS.. which is > usually a placeholder for essential items for shipping a real phone, > rather than just ship a distro/platform. > > I think it needs to be a cross effort of security, foundations and OLS > again and should be squeezed into the same effort that will deal with > general payments and we should have code etc. at alpha/demo state by > 13.10 I believe. So far we have deferred this and viewed it as a slightly lower priority. My understanding is that many apps have their own methods for getting additional in-app content. We had not yet considered any work on this prior to Oct.
CC David for his inputs. Pat >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Have a great day, >> Daniel >> >> -- >> Get involved in Ubuntu development! developer.ubuntu.com/packaging >> Follow @ubuntudev on identi.ca/twitter.com/facebook.com/G+ -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-appstore-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-appstore-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
