Alexander Sack wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 09:57:34AM -0000, sybille wrote:
>
>> @Dimitrios Symeonidis: Thanks for taking the time to post again, I
>> appreciate and accept your apology.
>>
>> @John Vivirito:
>> @Alexander Sack:
>> I've been thinking about this project, and before proceeding, I'd like to
>> talk with you guys about how backports work for Firefox extensions that have
>> been packaged for Ubuntu.
>>
>> The thing is, Zotero is still in active development and gets updated
>> fairly frequently. Not as frequently as some extensions (NoScript, for
>> example), but still. The updates fix bugs, add new features, and are
>> definitely worth using.
>>
>> So, I'd like to find out more about whether the Ubuntu package can get
>> updated as Zotero is updated, which I suppose would involve backports.
>>
>> If the package cannot be updated, I can see that things could get
>> complicated for supporting users. It would be a shame if the first support
>> step for anyone using an Ubuntu package of Zotero is "uninstall the Ubuntu
>> version and update from the Zotero site." In fact, Zotero already recommends
>> using their site rather than addons.mozilla.org, precisely because there can
>> be a delay before new releases are available there. See the last paragraph
>> here:
>> http://www.zotero.org/documentation/installation
>>
>
> The process we are planning to implement is specified on the wiki in:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MozillaTeam/Firefox3Extensions/LargeScaleMaintenance
>
> Your concerns are well understood, which is why we want to get new
> upstream releases automatically to backports once the were uploaded to
> the current ubuntu development release and as soon as we got some
> basic QA in that it doesnt really break a thing.
>
> So basically our approach is to 1. upload to ubuntu development
> release and let it bake for a bit. If no negative feedback arrives the
> backport should be acked and uploaded.
>
>
>> Maybe it would be better to wait until Zotero development stabilizes. I
>> don't know how long that might take - right now, there's a 1.5 version in
>> public beta-testing, which adds some great features like remote sync of the
>> Zotero database. Here's the development roadmap, it looks like a lot of
>> releases are planned through the coming autumn:
>> http://www.zotero.org/documentation/development_roadmap
>>
>> I'll try to bring this up for discussion on IRC in the near future,
>> unless there are other suggestions.
>>
>>
>
> If you want to discuss details of the procedures and policies we use
> to track upstream development dont hesitate to join
> #ubuntu-mozillateam on freenode. We are still in the process of
> learning and figuring out the tiny details that will make extensions a
> pleasant experience in ubuntu, while providing you with new channels
> to new users. So any input and ideas are appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
> - Alexander
>
>
Alexander please remind me this week to bring this up with you.
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