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List:       kstars-devel
Subject:    Re: KStars Lite on PlayStore - Opinions about what could be done with it?
From:       Jasem Mutlaq <mutlaqja () ikarustech ! com>
Date:       2021-02-03 9:45:35
Message-ID: CAE0bU5kG+5eBV9CXaQKYtvHaBWcOr_379wETiHsRYvrndN610A () mail ! gmail ! com
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Hello,

I agree it should be removed until someone can step in and maintain it.

--
Best Regards,
Jasem Mutlaq



On Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 3:21 AM Akarsh Simha <akarshsimha@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 16:10 Guilherme <guimarcalsilva@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi, I've recently entered the promo team and I'm trying to help with
>> small things that could be improved regarding the perception of KDE and its
>> softwares by the public.
>>
>> I noticed the Android version of KStars on Play Store
>> <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kde.kstars.lite&hl=en_US&gl=US>
>> has a very low review score and that's mainly due to an incompatibility
>> with newer Android versions. The app crashes after start up because it
>> doesn't have the necessary permissions to run. After some discussion, it
>> was agreed that having an outdated version of an app on the KDE Community
>> Play Store account could create a bad perception of KDE by users. Now, we
>> want to know the opinion of the KStars developers regarding the issue.
>>
>> I have a suggestion, but of course I'd love to get feedback too.
>>
>> I propose temporarily removing the outdated KStars version from Play
>> Store and only making it available again when an update fixing the issue is
>> available.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>
> I'll let Jasem comment on this. But I'm in favor. KStars Lite is
> unmaintained and until and unless someone maintains it, it would make sense
> to remove it. An interested party can find their way to the source.
>
>
>> Thanks for your attention.
>>
>

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<div dir="ltr">Hello,<div><br></div><div>I agree it should be removed until someone \
can step in and maintain it.</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" \
class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div \
dir="ltr"><div>--</div><div>Best Regards,<br>Jasem \
Mutlaq<br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div \
class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 3:21 AM \
Akarsh Simha &lt;<a href="mailto:akarshsimha@gmail.com">akarshsimha@gmail.com</a>&gt; \
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px \
0.8ex;border-left:1px solid \
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><br></div><div><br><div \
class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 16:10 \
Guilherme &lt;<a href="mailto:guimarcalsilva@gmail.com" \
target="_blank">guimarcalsilva@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid \
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi, I&#39;ve recently entered the \
promo team and I&#39;m trying to help with small things that could be improved \
regarding the perception of KDE and its softwares by the public.<div><br></div><div>I \
noticed the Android version of <a \
href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kde.kstars.lite&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US" \
target="_blank">KStars on Play Store</a> has a very low review score and that&#39;s \
mainly due to an incompatibility with newer Android versions. The app crashes after \
start up  because it doesn&#39;t have the necessary permissions to run. After some \
discussion, it was agreed that having an outdated version of an app on the KDE \
Community Play Store account could create a bad perception of KDE by users. Now, we \
want  to know the  opinion of the KStars developers regarding the issue.  \
</div><div><br></div><div>I have a suggestion, but of course I&#39;d love to get \
feedback too.</div><div><br></div><div>I propose temporarily removing the outdated \
KStars version from Play Store and only making it available again  when an update \
fixing the issue is available.</div><div><br></div><div dir="auto">Any \
thoughts?</div></div></blockquote><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I'll let \
Jasem comment on this. But I'm in favor. KStars Lite is unmaintained and until and \
unless someone maintains it, it would make sense to remove it. An interested party \
can find their way to the source.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid \
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div \
dir="auto"></div></div></blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px \
0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div \
dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for your \
attention.</div></div> </blockquote></div></div>
</blockquote></div>



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