Please ignore what gnome-software is currently using. The title and description of this bug is about adding a new field because none of the current fields are sufficient. Please don't get hung up on the semantics on the fields; call them "naming", "describing", "metadata" - whatever.
I don't think having multiple apps with the same name is an issue. This is already possible with .debs, this is possible with clicks and is possible with Android apps [1] (I'm not sure about Apple apps since their store is not searchable online). In practise, this doesn't seem to be a problem because the credibility of an app is determined by the publisher and ratings. Also, app writers are already motivated to use a name that stands out from the existing "Calculator". For a real-life comparison consumers don't get confused between a Casio calculator and an HP calculator - if we have 10 calculators in the store I would expect them to all be called "Calculator" (or something similar). Our apt/deb story does not use the package name in the GUI. It uses the "Name" field from the .desktop file. The package name is an implementation detail. [1] https://play.google.com/store/search?q=calculator -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1663060 Title: Add a title field to snap metadata To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/developer-portal/+bug/1663060/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
