Comments on: The Add-ons Landscape http://morgamic.com/2006/08/22/the-add-ons-landscape/ stuff and things, according to Mike Morgan Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:26:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: fligtar.com » Reviewing the Review Process http://morgamic.com/2006/08/22/the-add-ons-landscape/#comment-11073 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 23:18:56 +0000 http://morgamic.com/2006/08/22/the-add-ons-landscape/#comment-11073 [...] This is my first planet.mozilla.org post, so you might not know who I am. I’m Justin Scott (fligtar) and I’m an AMO developer, currently working on the developer/admin pages of the Remora project. [...] […] This is my first planet.mozilla.org post, so you might not know who I am. I’m Justin Scott (fligtar) and I’m an AMO developer, currently working on the developer/admin pages of the Remora project. […]

]]> by: fligtar.com » Blog Archive » Firefox, as usual http://morgamic.com/2006/08/22/the-add-ons-landscape/#comment-5875 Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:03:48 +0000 http://morgamic.com/2006/08/22/the-add-ons-landscape/#comment-5875 [...] For more info on Remora development, check out Mike Morgan’s blog post. And contrary to what is stated there, as the author of that logo I can confidently tell you that the fish is not giving birth to those add-ons, it is something else. [...] […] For more info on Remora development, check out Mike Morgan’s blog post. And contrary to what is stated there, as the author of that logo I can confidently tell you that the fish is not giving birth to those add-ons, it is something else. […]

]]> by: sancus http://morgamic.com/2006/08/22/the-add-ons-landscape/#comment-5754 Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:01:33 +0000 http://morgamic.com/2006/08/22/the-add-ons-landscape/#comment-5754 One of the reasons the name Remora was chosen, actually, is that it's not likely to shift over to a public name from a development codename :) One of the reasons the name Remora was chosen, actually, is that it’s not likely to shift over to a public name from a development codename :)

]]> by: Jesse Andrews http://morgamic.com/2006/08/22/the-add-ons-landscape/#comment-5750 Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:41:51 +0000 http://morgamic.com/2006/08/22/the-add-ons-landscape/#comment-5750 "As other applications progress, they will get the attention they need, I am sure of that. The interface and database is designed to grow past just one or two, so it’d be great if many more apps grew exponentially — I’m all for it!" Is there any specifics on when an app gets added? Flock compatibility used to be listed and was removed this year prompting us to have to build our own extension catalog just so users could see the compatibility of extensions while they are browsing. It has also complicated things for extension authors as well since they have to submit extensions to multiple sites. Songbird is having to do the same thing. Do we really want to fracture the extension author community? “As other applications progress, they will get the attention they need, I am sure of that. The interface and database is designed to grow past just one or two, so it’d be great if many more apps grew exponentially — I’m all for it!”

Is there any specifics on when an app gets added? Flock compatibility used to be listed and was removed this year prompting us to have to build our own extension catalog just so users could see the compatibility of extensions while they are browsing.

It has also complicated things for extension authors as well since they have to submit extensions to multiple sites. Songbird is having to do the same thing. Do we really want to fracture the extension author community?

]]> by: morgamic http://morgamic.com/2006/08/22/the-add-ons-landscape/#comment-5746 Wed, 23 Aug 2006 04:57:30 +0000 http://morgamic.com/2006/08/22/the-add-ons-landscape/#comment-5746 No, it means that with a db redesign to support a framework, the backend will be pushed along with the new front-end. It may not have as much marketing / fresh look emphasis but it will be a huge improvement and easier to extend. Re: "Remora" -- it's just something to use besides AMO v3. And yes, I'd opt to use the positive spin on it. :) Think "symbiosis". If you look at the fish itself, it's less a parasite and more of an add-on. :D I don't believe we will have multiple apps -- we have support for different apps built-in to the database, which is pretty much a carry-over from the old site. The key there will be (as it was before) being able to present compatibility information in a usable way. I think we've done a crappy job of that in the past, and will improve on that with the help of some of the design experience of Radiant Core. As for the "new" apps, I'm not sure -- we have to evaluate how much we want to support them, especially if they are in beta phases. Our primary responsibility is towards our flagship apps like Fx, Tb, SeaMonkey, and even now I believe people can add support for those apps if they want to as long as they are compatible with at least one flagship (Mozilla supported) application. As other applications progress, they will get the attention they need, I am sure of that. The interface and database is designed to grow past just one or two, so it'd be great if many more apps grew exponentially -- I'm all for it! No, it means that with a db redesign to support a framework, the backend will be pushed along with the new front-end. It may not have as much marketing / fresh look emphasis but it will be a huge improvement and easier to extend.

Re: “Remora” — it’s just something to use besides AMO v3. And yes, I’d opt to use the positive spin on it. :) Think “symbiosis”. If you look at the fish itself, it’s less a parasite and more of an add-on. :D

I don’t believe we will have multiple apps — we have support for different apps built-in to the database, which is pretty much a carry-over from the old site. The key there will be (as it was before) being able to present compatibility information in a usable way.

I think we’ve done a crappy job of that in the past, and will improve on that with the help of some of the design experience of Radiant Core.

As for the “new” apps, I’m not sure — we have to evaluate how much we want to support them, especially if they are in beta phases. Our primary responsibility is towards our flagship apps like Fx, Tb, SeaMonkey, and even now I believe people can add support for those apps if they want to as long as they are compatible with at least one flagship (Mozilla supported) application.

As other applications progress, they will get the attention they need, I am sure of that. The interface and database is designed to grow past just one or two, so it’d be great if many more apps grew exponentially — I’m all for it!

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