Comment 107 for bug 882274

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SRoesgen (s-roesgen) wrote :

Just have a look. Here one can see how dealing with a community can be done easily.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/12/gnome-shell-extensions-site-enters-alpha-makes-adding-extra-features-easy/

Especially that part hits the mark:
This is despite the fact that many of the extensions presently available are at odds with the GNOME Shell design philosophy; GNOME are nevertheless throwing weight and resources behind catering to those users who want them.

Why isn't this possible for Unity. A Software Center section which offers add-ons to "Unity" (and not only Scopes and Lenses). And if this is perhaps planned for the future, why isn't it communicated to the Ubuntu community?

This would solve many problems. If you had such a section in the Software Center, and if there wasn't any need to activate it or to first add a new PPA, then this whole bug (882274) could be seen in a different light. Offer the community developers a section in the Software Center a section to offer tweaks and plug-ins for Unity. A section, which can be easily reached, without the need for the average user to add a new PPA.