Revision as of 13:52, 28 June 2011

MeeGo Community Apps is the repository where open source software created by the MeeGo community can be found. Developers can build their applications on the MeeGo Community OBS, a sophisticated build system. These applications can be published into the end-user facing Apps repository after certain conditions have been met. This project falls under the responsibility of the Community Office.

Accessing Apps

• Apps Beta Web Interface
• Open Collaboration Services (OCS) API provider file for Apps
• Client code in Gitorious
• Server code on GitHub

Process

A developer will need to request access to the Community OBS. Once the account has been activated, the developer can create a 'home' project. Inside this project one can build packages against any project(repository) in the OBS. This allows the developer to build an application against the Apps repository and make sure there are no dependency issues or other problems.

Once a developer determines that the application is ready for end-users, the package can be promoted to Apps-testing. The promotion request triggers some automated tests on the package. The Apps-testing repository is intended for stability testing and community QA. If the package meets all promotion criteria, it will be moved to the Apps repository. This makes it available for every end user with a MeeGo device, provided they have enabled the repository in their garage client.

Supporting Process References

• Getting access to the Community OBS
• Packaging Guidelines
• QA Process
• Repository layout description

Community Apps Team

• Lead Developer: Niels Breet
• Client Application: Martin Grimme
• Web Site: Ferenc Szekely
• OCS Interface: Henri Bergius
• Build Service: David Greaves

Community Apps Volunteer Team

• Graphics: Tim Samoff

Team Communication Channels

• Use the MeeGo-Community Mailing List for questions and discussion.
• File bugs in the Community Apps Component
• Ask questions in the #meego IRC Channel

Plans and Schedule

Working on:

W26:

• Automatic import/delete packages in MeeGo Apps by BOSS participant signaling (niels)
• OCS interface fixes (ferenc/henri)
• List apps in testing queue (?)
• QA result signaling to BOSS (niels/david)
• Configure Apps build targets in OBS, cleanup old build targets (niels)
• Document Apps submit process (niels)

Open issues (help appreciated):

Documentation:

• Document QA process

Design:

• Front page design (Mike?/Tim)
• Icons for App categories