I am a software developer. I totally like to see a new Application development, deployment, approval system.
previously I had prepared package for Ubuntu, for my software. However, software was being denied by ubuntu people with the cause "program touches system files". This reason was really interesting. My software Does touches system files, its job is to do so... my program is not in Ubuntu repos since 4-5 years, but it is being used since 6 years in ubuntu community, server admins, through classic install.sh installation, not apt-get command, since its package was not approved by package maintainers + ubuntu package preparation steps was too complicated I mean, if we/you want to spread the word, want to make Ubuntu a widely used software/desktop platform, we need to make Application development/deployment/packagement processes as easy as possible. As you remember, Win programs was widely spread when Delphi was out in about 1996. In a similar way, we should make easy: * app development & testing (ide tools should be improved; Delphi was a good example, click and code.) * package management, packaging * deployment, putting in repos many things can be said in this manner... see you, On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 8:59 PM, 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 > -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel
