----- Original Message ----- > On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 4:05 PM, Richard Hughes <hughsient@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 6 November 2014 14:49, Josh Boyer <jwboyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Why wouldn't we (Fedora) add an AppData file to the package ourselves > >> for such exceptions? > > > > We can, and should. I'd argue it's one of the most useful thing a > > Fedora packager can do: > > > > * Spend the 5 minutes writing the AppData file > > * Spend 5 minutes taking some up to date 16:9 screenshots > > * Validate the file with "appstream-util validate" > > * Send these upstream > > * Patch the Fedora package to include the AppData file while waiting > > for an upstream tarball. > > Can't we include that in the package guidelines? This is a very good idea, if we want to enforce it, packaging guidelines are good place to start with for new applications. Jaroslav > -- > devel mailing list > devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct
