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After upgrading to 12.10 I've noticed that I can't install some of the nice apps created for the AppShowdown, such as:

  • Cuttlefish
  • Blubphone
  • (Lightread also came out quite late in 12.10)

It seems such a waste having these great new apps added to the repository, only to exclude them in the first next version.

I'm wondering why aren't these apps automatically available in a newer version of Ubuntu. Is it simply that the API is so different that it requires major rewrites and programmer activity or is it some bureaucratic reason? Are there any plans to improve this process?

Braiam
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metakermit
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Apps submitted through our MyApps portal will not be automatically added to new releases, the developer is responsible for testing it and re-submitting it for each new release of Ubuntu. If the apps were already approved for 12.04, then as long as they continue to work in 12.10 the review process should be relatively quick.

mhall119
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