Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Multiple versions of apps in store

2013-12-16 Thread Loïc Minier
On Mon, Dec 16, 2013, Jamie Strandboge wrote: > To me it makes sense to support one version *per framework* per application. > This gives power to the developer to support what he/she wants[1]. Support the > latest framework only to always stay cutting edge-- fine, but you will likely > have fewer

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Multiple versions of apps in store

2013-12-16 Thread Jamie Strandboge
On 12/16/2013 10:05 AM, Dimitri John Ledkov wrote: > On 16 December 2013 15:27, Jamie Strandboge wrote: >> On 12/16/2013 07:54 AM, Dimitri John Ledkov wrote: ... >> Fat packages are being implemented for shipping multiple binaries for >> different >> architectures in a single click package and

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Multiple versions of apps in store

2013-12-16 Thread Marc Deslauriers
On 13-12-16 11:05 AM, Dimitri John Ledkov wrote: > On 16 December 2013 15:27, Jamie Strandboge wrote: >> On 12/16/2013 07:54 AM, Dimitri John Ledkov wrote: >>> On 16 December 2013 13:27, Martin Albisetti wrote: On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 10:14 AM, Alan Pope wrote: > > > We ha

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Multiple versions of apps in store

2013-12-16 Thread Dimitri John Ledkov
On 16 December 2013 15:27, Jamie Strandboge wrote: > On 12/16/2013 07:54 AM, Dimitri John Ledkov wrote: >> On 16 December 2013 13:27, Martin Albisetti wrote: >>> On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 10:14 AM, Alan Pope wrote: We have core apps and 3rd party apps in the store. Currently each ap

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Multiple versions of apps in store

2013-12-16 Thread Jamie Strandboge
On 12/16/2013 07:54 AM, Dimitri John Ledkov wrote: > On 16 December 2013 13:27, Martin Albisetti wrote: >> On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 10:14 AM, Alan Pope wrote: >>> >>> >>> We have core apps and 3rd party apps in the store. Currently each app >>> in the store has one published version and that has u

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Multiple versions of apps in store

2013-12-16 Thread Jamie Strandboge
On 12/16/2013 07:27 AM, Martin Albisetti wrote: > On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 10:14 AM, Alan Pope wrote: >> >> >> We have core apps and 3rd party apps in the store. Currently each app >> in the store has one published version and that has ubuntu-sdk-13.10 >> defined as the framework in the manifest.js

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Multiple versions of apps in store

2013-12-16 Thread John McAleely
On 16/12/13 13:48, Martin Albisetti wrote: > On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Roberto Alsina > wrote: >> Well, on iOS people just support the latest because it has ~80% device >> coverage in weeks. If we can do that, then it will not happen here. > > Yes, this is the plan. Apple stopped executi

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Multiple versions of apps in store

2013-12-16 Thread Dimitri John Ledkov
On 16 December 2013 13:27, Martin Albisetti wrote: > On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 10:14 AM, Alan Pope wrote: >> >> >> We have core apps and 3rd party apps in the store. Currently each app >> in the store has one published version and that has ubuntu-sdk-13.10 >> defined as the framework in the manifes

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Multiple versions of apps in store

2013-12-16 Thread Martin Albisetti
On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Roberto Alsina wrote: > Well, on iOS people just support the latest because it has ~80% device > coverage in weeks. If we can do that, then it will not happen here. Yes, this is the plan. > As for Android ... well, I have no idea. But plenty of apps don't work

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Multiple versions of apps in store

2013-12-16 Thread Marc Deslauriers
On 13-12-16 08:27 AM, Martin Albisetti wrote: > On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 10:14 AM, Alan Pope wrote: >> >> >> We have core apps and 3rd party apps in the store. Currently each app >> in the store has one published version and that has ubuntu-sdk-13.10 >> defined as the framework in the manifest.json

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Multiple versions of apps in store

2013-12-16 Thread Roberto Alsina
Well, on iOS people just support the latest because it has ~80% device coverage in weeks. If we can do that, then it will not happen here. As for Android ... well, I have no idea. But plenty of apps don't work on plenty of devices after a specific app version, and there is no way to get the old ver

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Multiple versions of apps in store

2013-12-16 Thread Martin Albisetti
On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Roberto Alsina wrote: > This opens the door for devs to upload multiple versions with slightly > different names supporting different SDKs, which sucks. And why do you think this doesn't happen in Android or iOS? -- Martin -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Multiple versions of apps in store

2013-12-16 Thread Roberto Alsina
IIRC (I'd have to look at the code) yes, we do send the SDK version (and if we didn't, then we only need to add it before the switch happens). This opens the door for devs to upload multiple versions with slightly different names supporting different SDKs, which sucks. On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 10

Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Multiple versions of apps in store

2013-12-16 Thread Martin Albisetti
On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 10:14 AM, Alan Pope wrote: > > > We have core apps and 3rd party apps in the store. Currently each app > in the store has one published version and that has ubuntu-sdk-13.10 > defined as the framework in the manifest.json. Related, as I > understand it we have a plan to swi

[Ubuntu-phone] Multiple versions of apps in store

2013-12-16 Thread Alan Pope
Hi, We have an upcoming (in the new year) Qt transition to 5.2 on the platform. At that point we'll start building system and core apps against Qt 5.2 which will mean they won't work on older images which aren't 5.2 based. We have core apps and 3rd party apps in the store. Currently each app in t