The meta package update means webkit would drop from the images if the three remaining source packages would stop depending on it in the binaries installed on device.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to signon-ui in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1362640 Title: Remove qtwebkit from touch image Status in the base for Ubuntu mobile products: In Progress Status in Cordova Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in Web Browser App: Triaged Status in signon-ui package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in ubuntu-html5-theme package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in ubuntu-touch-meta package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in webbrowser-app package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: The argument to remove this is based on the following: The qtwebkit webview is deprecated for our sdk and we will not be supporting it long term We are supporting an Oxide/Chromium solution for the Ubuntu.Webview This was done largely for security reasons The qtwebkit package is large and we would like to reduce image and install size We want to discourage app devs from using this api any longer, the review tools have indicated this for several months To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1362640/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
