Some new AppData stats:
+GNOME 96%
KDE 61%
XFCE: 33%
Across all upstream software it's an amazing 52% in Fedora 23. From F22 onwards we're not showing applications in search results unless they have AppData, so I fully expect the number of applications to add the missing metadata to increase quite fast after the release of Fedora 22.
+GNOME 96%
KDE 61%
XFCE: 33%
Across all upstream software it's an amazing 52% in Fedora 23. From F22 onwards we're not showing applications in search results unless they have AppData, so I fully expect the number of applications to add the missing metadata to increase quite fast after the release of Fedora 22.
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Well, if those two programs work, and the descriptions in the packages are reasonable, why don't you file a bug to add appstream data to the packages via a downstream patch? That would make everyone happy, make sure there is some maintenance on the specific apps and require no changes to GNOME SoftwareApr 9, 2015
+Giovanni Campagna, I feel that the bug is with the current gnome-software/Fedora policy, not with any individual application.Apr 9, 2015- A policy by definition cannot have a bug - because a policy is not correct or incorrect, it's a decision that has upsides and downsides and weights between them. You might disagree with it, but that does not change it, because the policy ultimately is chosen by the people in charge of the Fedora distribution (in this case, the Workstation WG). Of course they care about your feedback, and they will consider it, but given that you are not the first person to comment on this, I would find it unlikely that the policy will change. Therefore, in my opinion the best way to move forward on a practical term is to accept it and try to find a way to achieve the ideal scenario (which is clearly that all available applications are shown in gnome-software) in the context of such policy.Apr 10, 2015
- Just like a software bug, a poorly-written policy can have unforeseen implications that are in conflict with the policy's intended purpose.
It would surprise me if the Fedora Workstation Group intentionally wishes to require users to drop to a shell to install a subset of the graphical applications that are in the default repository. But perhaps that is indeed the case.Apr 10, 2015 - I believe that the intent of the current policy is to steer away from applications that do not receive sufficient maintenance. In specifics, writing a description and taking a screenshot requires significant less effort and expertise than debugging a crasher or a security bug, and if nobody is willing to do it for years, what does it tell you about the app?
But please keep in mind that this is my person opinion and interpretation of the policy, I'm not a member of the Workstation WG or any other Fedora teamApr 10, 2015 - +Michael Catanzaro, thanks for pointing out GNOME Packages. I agree with you that it does not make sense to install both GNOME Packages and GNOME Software by default.Apr 12, 2015
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