[Scummvm-devel] WebOS Port: The next steps

[Klaus Reimer]

On 04/19/2011 08:48 AM, Eugene Sandulenko wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:46:56 +0200
> Klaus Reimer <k at ailis.de> wrote:
>> While a shared account is currently not acceptable by Palm what about
>> using a developer-specific app ID? So I could upload the app with the
>> ID "de.ailis.scummvm.scummvm". In case I "vanish" the ScummVM team can
>> later publish a "org.scummvm.scummvm" (or using some other
>> developer-specific ID).
> Sounds reasonable. I like this idea.

Hm... Unfortunately there is another problem... Just found out that the
app name must also be unique for some reason... So when I use the name
"ScummVM Beta" for the "de.ailis.scummvm-beta" app then it is NOT
possible to upload an "org.scummvm.scummvm-beta" app which is also named
"ScummVM Beta".

An additional problem is that the app name "ScummVM Beta" for example is
already in use. I can't find such an app in the three Palm app catalogs
so I guess this is an unfinished app entry which blocks this name. I've
asked in the Palm forums how I can find out who uses this name. Maybe
there is another developer interested in working on the WebOS port.

So how do we handle this unique-app-name-issue? Maybe using the
developer name in the app name? For example: "ScummVM Beta (kayahr)"
Looks pretty silly in the catalog but works.

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