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Re: 3rd party app ppa

 

Launchpad offers private ppa. It could be better then our own repo. :)
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On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 8:14 AM, Cassidy James <cassidy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> That's a possibility. Let's all take a breath and remember that AppCenter
> is a ways off still from being a full service, and right now we're focusing
> on getting Luna finally out the door.
> After Luna's release, we can discus how we want to handle third-party apps
> in greater detail. Just a moonshot idea: host our own repos for it so we
> can have paid software as well. ;)
> On Apr 7, 2013 9:16 AM, "Joaquín Padilla Rivero" <jpadilla@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>>  Developers ought to know that you're working on AppCenter to replace the
>> USC. How about you people use this "Elementary compliant 3rd party PPA" in
>> order to build the future "highlights" section of the AppCenter?
>>
>> On 06/04/13 19:09, Daniel Foré wrote:
>>
>> I agree with Mario that we need to solve this ASAP. However I also agree
>> with Cody that we can't be responsible for packaging. We need to figure out
>> an app submission process that puts the responsibility on these 3rd parties
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Daniel Foré
>>
>> El abr 6, 2013, a las 6:20 a.m., Mario Guerriero <mefrio.g@xxxxxxxxx>
>> escribió:
>>
>>   We should only create a ppa and put some rules for it. Every 3rd party
>> developer who wants his app in this ppa should email one of us and then we
>> will review the app quality and approve/disapprove its adding. That's all.
>>
>> Il sab, apr 6, 2013 at 3:18 ,Sergey Shnatsel Davidoff <
>> sergey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ha scritto:
>>
>>  I've foreseen it and registered a blueprint about it a long time ago:
>> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/elementaryos/+spec/non-official-ppas
>>  Sadly, all my attempts to implement it were futile. Good luck with that.
>>
>>
>> 2013/4/6 Cody Garver <cody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>> I wrote almost every third party's debian packaging so that would be me
>>> maintaining that. I'm up for it, it's just possible it could get out of
>>> control.
>>>
>>>
>>>  On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 8:00 AM, Mario Guerriero <mefrio.g@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Cody I mean that every third party developer should be able to put his
>>>> apps in one of our ppa just asking us. We don't have to maintain anything.
>>>> They must have care of them own stuffs.
>>>>
>>>> Il sab, apr 6, 2013 at 2:57 ,Cody Garver <cody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ha
>>>> scritto:
>>>>
>>>>  We need to figure out someway to showcase them, but my opinion is that
>>>> we already have too much to maintain without taking on third parties.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 7:49 AM, Mario Guerriero <mefrio.g@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>>  3rd party apps which follow elementary style are popping up like
>>>>> mushrooms in the last period. The community developed a lot of awesome
>>>>> applications like Birdie, Foto, Agenda and many others.
>>>>>
>>>>>  My idea is to put all of them in one ppa, owned by elementary-os
>>>>> launchpad team, in order to have them in only one place. In this way I
>>>>> would be able to have a better platform where get elementary apps to
>>>>> sponsor in AppCenter.
>>>>>
>>>>>  Moreover a bigger range of users and testers would encourage
>>>>> developers to build an elementary app.
>>>>>
>>>>>  Best regards,
>>>>> Mario
>>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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