On Tue, Jul 09, 2013 at 10:29:15PM -0500, Jamie Strandboge wrote: > On 07/09/2013 09:53 PM, Ted Gould wrote: > > We have each package getting installed in a pre-defined directory based on > > the > > version information. So it is very possible to have two versions of the > > same > > application installed. We also have per-user lists of applications, which > > creates an interesting matrix of possibilities. What I'm concerned about is > > whether they make sense for actual usage of the system. > > > > Is it reasonable to expect two users of the same device to want two > > different > > versions of the same app installed? > > I thought this was a requirement from design, so perhaps they can weigh in. > Maybe that is what this thread was started for, but you got me instead. :P > > I think it is reasonable to expect this behavior. On a multi-user system, if I > downloaded the app in the first place, then my child later downloads a new > version, I would be quite surprised to see a potentially radically different > application when it is my turn to use the device next. I think supporting > multiple versions offers the element of least surprise. > > I think we have to support this for certain scenarios where applications are > purchased.
Also things like: new version of app requires new permissions, one user is fine with this but another isn't. -- Colin Watson [[email protected]] -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-appstore-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-appstore-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
