Main Inclusion Report for software-store

Requirements

1. Availability: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/s/software-store; available for all supported architectures (written in python)

2. Rationale:

   • This package is needed for the the SoftwareStore spec and it is replacing add/remove

3. Security:

   • It uses aptdaemon (that is covered by a seperate MIR) for the backend to install/remove software. It does run as the regular user.
   • Network activity: it does fetch png images from screenshots.debian.net (that needs to be replaced before the release with screenshots.ubuntu.com) that are outside of our control and displays them via webkit
   • Any source code review performed ? The code is written by Canonical, all code merges have been reviewed

4. Quality assurance:

   • In what situations does the package not work out of the box without configuration ? The package works out of the box, it does need a initial "update-software-store" run. this is performed automatically via postinst and a trigger
   • Does the package ask any debconf questions higher than priority 'medium' ? No

   • Debian bugs: (mention any that are particularly relevant, and any showstoppers): The package is not available in debian

   • Upstream is Canonical

   • Upstream bug tracker: all bugs of priority HIGH are problematic for the release

   • Hardware: Does this package deal with hardware and if so how exotic is it ? No
   • Is there a test suite in the upstream source or packaging ? Is it enabled to run in the build ? No, each component has some tests though

5. UI standards:

   • User-visible strings are internationalized using standard gettext system ? Many
   • Package with translatable strings builds a PO template during package build ? Yes
   • End-user applications ship a desktop file ? Yes

6. Standards compliance:

   • FHS, Debian Policy compliance ? Yes

   • Packaging system: debhelper 7, no patch system

7. Dependencies:

   • aptdaemon
   • python-xapian
   • policykit-1
   • python-webkit
   • python-apt
   • (some more that do not look particular relevant)
   • all but aptdaemon are in main

8. Maintenance:

   • How much maintenance is this package likely to need ? A lot
   • Who is responsible for monitoring the quality of this package and fixing its bugs ? Canonical
   • Who is the package bug contact in Ubuntu? Currently Matthew Paul Thomas and Michael Vogt

9. Background information:

   • What do upstream call this software ? Has it had different names in the past ? Upstream calls it SoftwareStore, it was known as AppCenter before

10. Internationalization:

    • Are graphical applications translatable? Do they support gettext? Gettext is supported, translated is currently not that much.

Reviewers

MIR bug: https://launchpad.net/bugs/430201

Michael Vogt