Additional Permissions Maybe add - Sound - Microphone ? Maybe review http://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html
Cheers On 4 September 2012 05:59, David Planella <david.plane...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > As many of you will know, in the last few cycles we've been laying out > the foundations to make Ubuntu a target of choice for app developers. I > am not referring to building the platform here (an area in which we also > keep seeking growth), but rather to enabling app authors to create and > distribute original software, to grow a rich ecosystem of independent > apps for our users. > > The resounding success of our latest initiative, the Ubuntu App > Showdown, has not only shown an explosion of high-quality applications > (created in just 3 weeks!), but more importantly, the growing interest > in developing applications for Ubuntu. > > As we continue building upon these foundations, we also keep on refining > our processes to identify and improve areas in which we can provide a > better experience for app developers. While doing this, we've been > gathering metrics from different sources –the current queue of apps > pending review and the Showdown results being the main ones. They all > provide clear evidence: the current approach to submit third-party apps > in the Extras repository has already reached the limit in terms of human > review capability and application throughput. > > Despite our best intentions and the Ubuntu App Review Board's epic > efforts, we're currently putting a strain on reviewers (who cannot keep > up with the incoming stream of apps) and providing an unsatisfactory > experience for app authors (who have to endure long delays to be able to > upload their apps). > > During the course of the last few weeks, after having identified the key > issues and assessed the different options available, Jono Bacon, Michael > Hall and myself have been working to put forward a proposal for a new, > improved app developer upload process. We've been not alone in this > project: we've had the input and help from many others, including the > App Review Board and members of many other Ubuntu and Canonical teams > (Security, Foundations, Desktop, Consumer Apps, just to name a few). > > We are now at a point where we consider the spec to be ready for public > review and comment, and we would like to ask for your own contribution > to this process. Ultimately, the goal is to discuss and scope the new > app developer upload process at UDS, but we would like to have a solid > specification to be used in advance as the basis for any UDS sessions > and blueprints. If you'd like to contribute, you can: > > * Review the spec at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AppDevUploadProcess > * Provide any feedback either on the Feedback section (preferred) or > continue the discussion on this thread. > > As the people who create Ubuntu, your input is especially valuable, and > we'd really appreciate it if you could spend some of your time to help > app development in Ubuntu succeed. > > Thanks! > > Regards, > David. > > > -- > ubuntu-devel mailing list > ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel > > -- "Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless. " - Calven
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