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Integrating the 3 Package Repositories

Call to Action:

 

- paul -> set up sandbox for store stuff, vendor, web service etc.

- tim -> categories on our.umbraco.org

- warren -> design/ui for navigate sections etc.

- kenny+paul -> umbraco package area?

- kenny -> set up a new repository

- darren -> suggest way to implement licencing into packages

Package Guidelines

- Darren will create doc for commercial package guidelines - best practices

 

 

3 Package Repositories:

- Official Repository

- our.umbraco.org projects

- store.umbraco.org

                                                                     

                                                                     

fact: * not many packages on either store or "official" repo

      * we got:

        - official package repo, that you can reach from umbraco      

          * package team did not take action!

 

packages

        - umbraco store

        - our.umbraco.org  <- potentially volumes

 

our + store = meta repositories

 

 

- categorize packages on our.umbraco.org

- icon/screenshot -> icon creator

- in the package repo from umbraco - browse like on the iphone (paid/free)

- integrate store + our package repo -> how

 

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package creator  

 

- one place to upload!

  ws -> umbraco store

- optionally put a price tag on it -> need vendor account

 

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package consumer

               

- featured           new         what's hot

- categories         top paid    top free     release date

- top 25 (more)      top paid    top free

- search

 

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Package

 

- icon

- category

- meta

  * company

  * post date

  * version

  * size

- price

- description

- screenshots

- package file

 

- rating (karma?)

- reviews (karma?)

- tell a friend

- report a problem

 

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categories / tagging

 

download proxy (access, statistics)

 

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vendor -> provide extra information (Paul got full list)

 

disclaimer - terms of use

 

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basecamp project

different currencies

 

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download proxy for files(packages) from repository

- stats

- auth for commercial products

 

Reviews

- grant karma for package reviews

- highest rated projects promoted to repository?

 

Terms

- to submit package need to agree to terms

-- copyright

-- malicious content

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Categories

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Submit Package

- types: our / store (commercial)

-- set price to submit to store

 

 

 

Commercial Packages

-  can a vendor use the our.umbraco projects forums for support?

-- don't know

- super simple submit form - set to defaults

- after submit display ...edit info... which links to store product edit

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Installer

- should check for duplicate files before overwriting - display warning

 

 

Package Guidelines

- Darren will create doc for commercial package guidelines - best practices