[maemo-developers] AM features (was Re: Application Manager, debtags and Tracker)

[From: Quim Gil]

Marius, you are right about different package names.

The idea is that we can have the official development open and at the
same time have the unofficial, having a check point when unofficial
features can still make it to the official release if they are cool and
ready.

ext Ryan Abel wrote:
> On Oct 30, 2008, at 7:44 AM, Quim Gil wrote:
> 
>> Can you please come up with a basic community plan for the Fremantle
>> application manager by November 10th? Please summarize your feature
>> proposals and project expectations e.g. at
>> http://wiki.maemo.org/User:GeneralAntilles/Improving_the_Application_manager
>>
> 
> 
> Well, lacking anything particularly concrete UI-wise from Nokia bout
> Fremantle, it's hard to come up with a unified, specific plan.

Obviously, but this is all we can offer to influence now the AM in
Fremantle. The good thing about you not knowing is that there are not
pre-defined limitations to your ideas.  ;)


> That said, I think we can outline a few of the more general ideas that
> we would like to see for Fremantle.

Exactly. We are asking for features: things that can be described in a
single text paragraph. UI concepts or mock-ups are not needed (unless
you are having fun making them, of course).


> Tracker meta-data integration for
> searching with debtags, etc; AppStore-like integration with Downloads
> that includes, ratings, comments and "Fresh" packages; change the
> package info dialog from a dialog to a whole screen that will contain
> Downloads integration, screenshots, descriptions, etc (think something
> along the lines of how AppStore or Rhapsody does it); multiple category
> views (tree, grid, etc). Those sorts of things.

Yep, this is exactly what we are talking about.

-- 
Quim Gil
marketing manager, open source
Maemo Software @ Nokia