Hi Charles, I will be blogging about it in a few hours and Oliver will update the FFe then. We just wanted to wait a few hours to give you folks a chance to digest this and ask any questions.
On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 9:54 AM, Charles Profitt <[email protected] > wrote: > Jono: > > Thanks for the heads up. > > One question with these -- will there be an official public announcement > or is this something we can blog about? > > Thanks, > > Charles > > ---- Jono Bacon <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I just wanted to give you what I think is a pretty uncontroversial heads > up > > as I promised to do a better job preparing our leaders for any > > announcements. > > > > As some of you will know, the dash team has been working to get the new > > smart scopes functionality in the dash ready for 13.04; this > functionality > > delivers a far more comprehensive dash experience, performing searches > over > > 50 or more different data sources. > > > > The team has been working as part of a Feature Freeze Exception (FFe) to > > get this into 13.04. but unfortunately the feature is simply not mature > > enough for 13.04 -- it is nearly there, but doesn't meet the quality > needs > > for Ubuntu, so the team has decided not to peruse landing in in 13.04 and > > to instead move it to the Ubuntu 13.10 cycle where it will be developed > as > > soon as the archive opens. Currently this feature has been developed in a > > PPA and has not landed in 13.04 yet. > > > > Now, this might cause a few questions as there has been some blogging > about > > the feature as it stands in the PPA and some folks may be expecting the > new > > privacy features to land in 13.04. I worked with the team to prepare a > FAQ > > with the key questions. Copied in is Olli Ries who can also answer any > > questions. The FAQ is below. > > > > Olli will update the FFe late today, and I plan on notifying the news > sites > > to let them know and will blog about it on Planet Ubuntu. This should > > ensure everyone is on the same page, but do let us know if you have any > > queries. > > > > > > > > * > > > > Q: The FFE (1154229) got a sabdfl override and is now being rejected, how > > come? > > > > A: A sabdfl override always has high requirements regarding code quality > > and User Experience. After looking at the current status of the smart > > scopes project we decided that the User Experience simply needs more work > > and it does not meet the quality requirements for Ubuntu. We would prefer > > to delay the feature until the next release cycle to ensure that it is > rock > > solid. > > > > Q: Why was this feature being pushed at the last minute? > > > > A: We believe the feature does provide additional benefit to Ubuntu Users > > by improving the search experience in the Dash, which is Unity’s weak > spot. > > Landing the feature in 13.04 would have given us 1 additional cycle on > the > > way to 14.04 to train and improve the suggestions provided by the server > > and further refine the overall Dash experience. > > > > Q: When, if at all, will the feature make its way into Ubuntu? > > > > A: We are planning to provide the feature in a PPA for Ubuntu Raring > which > > will be always rebased on Unity shipped on Raring. It will land it as > soon > > as we are confident enough on the feature quality in Ubuntu S. > > > > Q: What about the in-dash purchases feature? Will that be landing? > > > > There were some final outstanding issues with in-dash purchases and we > are > > striving to have a conclusion to this ready for early next week (week > > beginning 1st April). > > > > > > Q: What about the privacy enhancements that were part of the smart scopes > > project? > > > > A: It is unfortunately not possible to get the privacy enhancements from > > the smart scopes projects without the larger project itself. Smart Scopes > > would have allowed to disable individual scopes and limit network access > > for searches at all. In Ubuntu 13.04 you will still be able to disable > all > > server communications through the settings apps. You can also remove the > > scopes and lenses you are not interested in using them by directly > > uninstalling the corresponding packages. > > * > > Thanks! > > > > Jono > > > > > > -- > > Jono Bacon > > Ubuntu Community Manager > > www.ubuntu.com / www.jonobacon.org > > www.identi.ca/jonobacon www.twitter.com/jonobacon > > -- Jono Bacon Ubuntu Community Manager www.ubuntu.com / www.jonobacon.org www.identi.ca/jonobacon www.twitter.com/jonobacon
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