Comment 26 for bug 239575

Alexander Sack wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 09:57:34AM -0000, sybille wrote:
>
>> @Dimitrios Symeonidis: Thanks for taking the time to post again, I
>> appreciate and accept your apology.
>>
>> @John Vivirito:
>> @Alexander Sack:
>> I've been thinking about this project, and before proceeding, I'd like to talk with you guys about how backports work for Firefox extensions that have been packaged for Ubuntu.
>>
>> The thing is, Zotero is still in active development and gets updated
>> fairly frequently. Not as frequently as some extensions (NoScript, for
>> example), but still. The updates fix bugs, add new features, and are
>> definitely worth using.
>>
>> So, I'd like to find out more about whether the Ubuntu package can get
>> updated as Zotero is updated, which I suppose would involve backports.
>>
>> If the package cannot be updated, I can see that things could get complicated for supporting users. It would be a shame if the first support step for anyone using an Ubuntu package of Zotero is "uninstall the Ubuntu version and update from the Zotero site." In fact, Zotero already recommends using their site rather than addons.mozilla.org, precisely because there can be a delay before new releases are available there. See the last paragraph here:
>> http://www.zotero.org/documentation/installation
>>
>
> The process we are planning to implement is specified on the wiki in:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MozillaTeam/Firefox3Extensions/LargeScaleMaintenance
>
> Your concerns are well understood, which is why we want to get new
> upstream releases automatically to backports once the were uploaded to
> the current ubuntu development release and as soon as we got some
> basic QA in that it doesnt really break a thing.
>
> So basically our approach is to 1. upload to ubuntu development
> release and let it bake for a bit. If no negative feedback arrives the
> backport should be acked and uploaded.
>
>
>> Maybe it would be better to wait until Zotero development stabilizes. I don't know how long that might take - right now, there's a 1.5 version in public beta-testing, which adds some great features like remote sync of the Zotero database. Here's the development roadmap, it looks like a lot of releases are planned through the coming autumn:
>> http://www.zotero.org/documentation/development_roadmap
>>
>> I'll try to bring this up for discussion on IRC in the near future,
>> unless there are other suggestions.
>>
>>
>
> If you want to discuss details of the procedures and policies we use
> to track upstream development dont hesitate to join
> #ubuntu-mozillateam on freenode. We are still in the process of
> learning and figuring out the tiny details that will make extensions a
> pleasant experience in ubuntu, while providing you with new channels
> to new users. So any input and ideas are appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
> - Alexander
>
>
Alexander please remind me this week to bring this up with you.

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    John Vivirito

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