We have had a few new "apps" uploaded to the click store which I have concerns about.
Now, I know we should be somewhat robotic and just run the tests and provide the feedback based on that alone. Once those apps hit the store they then get downvoted to oblivion or upvoted to becoming accepted by the userbase as "okay". Here's some links for context. https://myapps.developer.ubuntu.com/dev/click-apps/881/ https://myapps.developer.ubuntu.com/dev/click-apps/859/ https://myapps.developer.ubuntu.com/dev/click-apps/880/ The one (from the same user) which troubles me more is this one:- https://myapps.developer.ubuntu.com/dev/click-apps/905/ - "Antivirus" This app does _nothing_. The entire content of the app is one html page which says it's WIP. https://pastebin.canonical.com/113043/ . Putting an "AV" app in the store sets a bad example early on. "Why do they need an AV system, I thought their security policy made apps secure?". Now, I have a sense of humour, and I can accept that we may end up with a bunch of stupid trashy apps which don't achieve a lot in the store. But there's something a little different about an AV package which has no disclaimer to say it does nothing. I can imagine this app (and as a byproduct our platform) getting laughed at heartily if this thing and apps like it are approved with no caveat. In the same way Windows Phone got laughed at for containing hundreds of webapps and no real apps, but this is worse in some ways as these are non-functional "apps". So, my question, should the store policy (for now?) have some kind of guideline that an app does what it says it is going to? Should we manually review some of these apps (as we're early on in the life of the store) to weed out these interesting cases? Or should I just be a monkey and flip the switch? Cheers, -- Alan Pope Technical Project Manager Canonical - Product Strategy +44 (0) 7973 620 164 alan.p...@canonical.com http://ubuntu.com/ -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-appstore-developers Post to : ubuntu-appstore-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-appstore-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
