Any progress in Software Center in Fedora effort?

Stephen John Smoogen smooge at gmail.com
Mon Oct 8 22:12:30 UTC 2012


On 8 October 2012 15:09, Stephen John Smoogen <smooge at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8 October 2012 14:39, drago01 <drago01 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 9:49 PM, Stephen John Smoogen <smooge at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> [...] There needs to be web design, web
>>> application coding, processes for getting applications in and
>>> approved, servers and disk space for this. Those are the hardest part
>>> and it is a blocker because if no one is around to keep a service
>>> going and growing it quickly becomes run by cargo cult.
>>
>> No one but Tim asked for a web based solution. We don't need an
>> application submission process either, just present the applications
>> we have in a more usable manner (i.e applications not packages).
>> The code for a native application support is mostly there. People that
>> want to maintain this code are also present.
>> What is missing is generating the required metadata (which requires
>> support from the infrastructure team).
>
> Dude.. metadata has to be served from something. It has to be updated
> from somewhere.. it has to have some sort of way to get to the client.

My unreserved apologies to drago and others. My tone was not
constructive and very condescending.

-- 
Stephen J Smoogen.
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