PROPOSAL: Make AppData files mandatory for applications shown in the software center

[Richard Hughes]

Hi all,

It will come as no surprise to many of you, but I'm going to propose
that we only show applications in the software center in F22 when they
have an AppData file. At the moment nearly 50% of applications in
Fedora 21 ship AppData files, and the ones left over are not exactly
the award winning ones, if you know what I mean. We want the software
center to be a showcase of all the awesome applications available on
Fedora, not just a wrapper around a package installer.

I've attached a list of all the applications that would be affected by
this change. It's a long list, but a *lot* of the applications are
kinda dubious (lshw-gui anyone?).

Important points:
* Applications without appdata would still be installable on the
command line using dnf.
* Applications without appdata would still show up in the "Installed"
tab in the software center and be visible in the shell like normal
when installed.

If you see an application on the list that really shouldn't be there
as you know it ships an AppData file (e.g. subsurface ships one
upstream, but the package doesn't install it) then please let me know
and we can fix things up. Remember, this is just a proposal. I've
burnt holes in my flame-proof suit already. Comments welcome.

Richard

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accerciser
akonadiconsole
akregator
alltray
alsa-tools
amarok
ansifilter-gui
antimicro
antlrworks
apcupsd-gui
aqemu
aqsis
ardour3
arora
arpage
artha
ascend
asunder
atril
audex
autokey-gtk
autokey-qt
avahi-ui-tools
avogadro
ax25-tools-x
ayttm
backintime-kde
bacula-console-bat
bacula-traymonitor
ballerburg
balsa
batti
bibletime
bibus
bkchem
bleachbit
bluedevil
bmpanel2-cfg
boinc-manager
boswars
bristol
budgie
byobu
caja
calf
calligra-author
cardpeek
cellwriter
chatzilla
chemtool
chirp
chkrootkit
clamtk
clementine
code-editor
coriander
covered
cqrlog
cutecw
datovka
decibel-audio-player
deluge-gtk
denemo
dexter
diffpdf
dillo
din
DivFix++
dnssec-check
dnssec-nodes
dogtail
dosbox
drumkv1
drumstick-drumgrid
drumstick-guiplayer
drumstick-vpiano
dssi-calf-plugins
dvdisaster
dwb
easystroke
ebumeter
ecl
eekboard
EekBoek-gui
emacs
emacs-terminal
emelfm2
engrampa
engrid
enlightenment-data
equalx
eterm
etherape
exaile
exo
extrema
fatrat
fbreader
fcitx
fedora-gooey-karma
ffgtk
fgrun
filelight
fityk
florence
fltk-fluid
flumotion
flush
fmtools-tkradio
fourterm
foxtrotgps
freemind
frescobaldi
fritzing
fvkbd
fwbackups
fwfstab
gajim
galculator
gambas3-runtime
gausssum
gazebo
gchem3d
gchemcalc
gchempaint
gchemtable
gconf-editor
gcrystal
gcstar
geda-gattrib
geda-gschem
gentoo
gerbv
gimmix
gipfel
git-cola
gitso
gjots2
gkrellm
glabels
glogg
gloobus-preview
gmsh-common
gnaural
gnomad2
gnome-activity-journal
gnome-do
gnome-genius
gnome-gmail
gnome-pie
gnome-schedule
gnomint
gnumed
gnurobbo
gnu-smalltalk
gphotoframe
gpredict
gpsbabel-gui
gpscorrelate
gpsdrive
gpsman
gpx-viewer
graphem
grig
grisbi
grsync
gscribble
gsmartcontrol
gspectrum
gst-inspector
gtick
gtk-gnutella
gtkpod
gtkterm
gtk-v4l
gtkwave
guake
guayadeque
guitarix
gummi
gwenview
gxneur
harmonyseq
hatari-ui
hdfview
homebank
htmldoc
httrack
hydra-frontend
hydrogen
icedtea-web, jmol
icegrid-gui
idjc
ignuit
ike
imagej
insight
iok
IQmol
ircp-tray
isomaster
jaaa
jabref
jack_capture
jam-control
jamin
japa
java-1.8.0-openjdk
java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel
jd
jflex
jkmeter
josm
juffed
kamoso
kaudiocreator
kbackup
kcachegrind
kchmviewer
kchmviewer-qt
kcm-fcitx
kdbg
kdepim-common
kdesvn
kde-workspace
kdiff3
keepassx
kernelshark
kflickr
kgeography
kicad
kile
kipi-plugins
kismon
klatexformula
klog
kmail
kmess
kmetronome
kmldonkey
kmousetool
kmplayer
kopete
korganizer
kover
kradio4
krecipes
krename
krusader
kshutdown
ksshaskpass
ktikz
ktorrent
ktp-contact-list
ktp-text-ui
kvirc
l3afpad
laditools
launchy
lazarus
leafpad
lekhonee-gnome
leksah
libsvm-svm-toy-gtk
libsvm-svm-toy-qt
lilyterm
links
linphone
linpsk
lmms
lonote
lookup
loook
lpf
lshw-gui
lttv
luckybackup
luma
lxmusic
lxtask
lxterminal
magic
mailnag
marave
mate-calc
mate-dictionary
mate-disk-usage-analyzer
mate-screenshot
mate-search-tool
mate-system-monitor
mate-terminal
mathomatic
maxima-gui
Mayavi
mediainfo-gui
metamorphose2
metromap
milkytracker
mindless
mirage
mldonkey-gui
mnemosyne
monkeystudio
monotone-viz
mono-tools
mono-tools-gendarme
mono-tools-ilcontrast
mscore
mumble
muse
mygui-tools
myrtle
nagstamon
nall
nemo
nested
netactview
netgen-mesher-common
nightview-gui
nntpgrab-gui
nntpgrab-gui-qt
nntpgrab-server-gtk
nntpgrab-server-qt
non-daw
non-mixer
non-sequencer
nut-client
nuvolaplayer
openbabel-gui
openeuclide
OpenStego
openteacher
ophcrack
orage
osmo
PackageManager, System
pan
parcellite
parole
paulstretch
pavucontrol
pcmanfm
pcmanfm-qt4
pcmanfm-qt5
pcmanx-gtk2
peppy
perl-Padre
pianobooster
picard
piklab
plasma-mediacenter
pluma
poedit
pogo
pokerth
pondus
portmidi-tools
prepaid-manager-applet
presence
proguard-gui
psi
pulseaudio-equalizer
pulseview
putty
pybliographer
pycam
pyhoca-gui
PyMca
pyobd
pyqtrailer
python-ase
qalculate-gtk
qalculate-kde
qasconfig
qashctl
qasmixer
qbittorrent
qdevelop
qgit
qjackctl
qjackmmc
qle
qmmp
qroneko
qsstv
qstardict
qsynth
qt5-assistant
qt5-qttools-devel
qt-assistant
qtdbf
qt-devel
qterm
qterminal
qtoctave
qt-qdbusviewer
qtractor
quassel, quassel-client
quiterss
qupzilla
qutim
qv4l2
qxkb
rakarrack
rasmol
rasmol-gtk
rcssserver3d
recoll
rednotebook
redshift-gtk
reinteract
rekollect
remmina
RemoteBox
revisor-gui
rkward
root
rsibreak
rxvt-unicode
rxvt-unicode-256color
rxvt-unicode-256color-ml
rxvt-unicode-ml
Saaghar
sagemath
sailcut
sakura
samplv1
scite
scratch
scummvm
seaview
sectool-gui
seq24
setools-gui
sidc-gui
simon
snap-gtk
solaar
sooperlooper
spatialite-gui
spyder
sqliteman
starcal
stardict
stoken-gui
stormbaancoureur
streamtuner
subsurface
sumwars
superkaramba
surf
swami
swift
sylpheed
syncevolution-gtk
synthv1
sysprof
tagainijisho
taggle
taskcoach
tcpjunk
teamgit
tepsonic
terminator
terminology
termit
texmaker
texworks
themonospot-gui-gtk
themonospot-gui-qt
tigervnc
timeline
tkabber
tmw
tomahawk
tong
tor-arm-gui
torque-gui
transmission-qt
transmission-remote-gtk
trustedqsl
tucnak2
turpial
tuxcmd
tuxcut
tzclock
ucview
udav
ugene
uget
unetbootin
unison240-gtk
v4l2ucp
verbiste-gnome
vidalia
viking
vimpal
virtaal
vmpk
vym
wallpapoz
wammu
weka
whaawmp
whysynth-dssi
wifi-radar
winpdb
wordgroupz
workrave
wxGlade
wxmacmolplt
wxMaxima
x11vnc
xchat-gnome
xfburn
xfce4-dict
xfce4-mixer
xfce4-notes-plugin
xfce4-screenshooter
xfce4-sensors-plugin
xfce4-taskmanager
xfce4-terminal
xgnokii
xiphos
xlog
xmlcopyeditor
xnec2c
Xnee
xnoise
xoo
xournal
xpad
xpenguins
xpilot-ng
xsynth-dssi
x-tile
xwrits
xwxapt
yad
yakuake
yarock
yubikey-personalization-gui
zita-at1
zita-rev1
zyGrib
zynaddsubfx

If you read this far, well done.