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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've completed a specification for how to present the requirements in
USC.
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter?action=diff&rev2=596&rev1=595>

** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
       Status: In Progress => Triaged

** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) => (unassigned)

** Description changed:

- Binary package hint: software-center
+ software-center 3.0.4, Ubuntu 10.10
  
- The Software Center contains no information about the minimum hardware requirements for the listed applications.
- This is not usually a problem, since most of the software is free, and can easily be uninstalled if ones computer can't handle. However, with the introduction of commercial software, one can be in a situation where the software one hs purchased will not run  properly on one's hardware.
+ Ubuntu Software Center contains no information about minimum hardware requirements for the listed applications.
+ This is not usually a problem, since most of the software is free, and can easily be uninstalled if ones computer can't handle. However, with the introduction of commercial software, one can be in a situation where the software one has purchased will not run properly on one's hardware.
  
  For instance, I recently purchased the game Brukkon. An excellent game, I'm sure, but it is unplayable on my netbook, and I had no way to know that my netbook wasn't powerful enough.
  I also own a desktop machine, so I can enjoy the game there, but some people may only own a netbook, or an old laptop, or maybe there will soon be games in the Software Center with much higher hardware requirements.
  
  For this reason, I suggest that it should be a requirement for all
  commercial software that wants to get into the Software Center to list
  its minimum hardware requirements in the description.
  
- ProblemType: Bug
- DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
- Package: software-center 3.0.4
- ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic 2.6.35.4
- Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
- Architecture: i386
- Date: Fri Oct 22 19:22:05 2010
- EcryptfsInUse: Yes
- PackageArchitecture: all
- ProcEnviron:
-  LANG=en_DK.utf8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
- SourcePackage: software-center
+ Client specification: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter#hardware

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/665249

Title:
  The Software Center contains no information about minimum requirements

Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts:
  Invalid
Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  software-center 3.0.4, Ubuntu 10.10

  Ubuntu Software Center contains no information about minimum hardware requirements for the listed applications.
  This is not usually a problem, since most of the software is free, and can easily be uninstalled if ones computer can't handle. However, with the introduction of commercial software, one can be in a situation where the software one has purchased will not run properly on one's hardware.

  For instance, I recently purchased the game Brukkon. An excellent game, I'm sure, but it is unplayable on my netbook, and I had no way to know that my netbook wasn't powerful enough.
  I also own a desktop machine, so I can enjoy the game there, but some people may only own a netbook, or an old laptop, or maybe there will soon be games in the Software Center with much higher hardware requirements.

  For this reason, I suggest that it should be a requirement for all
  commercial software that wants to get into the Software Center to list
  its minimum hardware requirements in the description.

  Client specification: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter#hardware

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