[Feature Request]: Validation For Snap Maintenance

[ghost]

Guidelines

• I have searched the issue tracker for open and closed issues that are similar to the feature request I want to file, without success.
• I have searched the documentation for information that matches the description of the feature request I want to file, without success.
• This issue contains only one feature request.

Problem Description

@ChunkyProgrammer Can i please get an upstream nod or approval for maintaining snap packages, i wish to publish snap packages under the name freetube (currently freetube-snap) , and to get the freetube name, the snapcraft community is asking for upstream approval or acknowledgement officially or unofficially, please comment or reply back by acknowledging that snap packages by me has received approval for unofficial way of distributing freetube, your coordination and favour will be sincerely appreciated.
I have to link them with this post as a proof.
Do it ASAP I f possible.

Proposed Solution

Acknowledgement for snap packages to publish snap packages under the freetube name

Alternatives Considered

Nothing ??

Issue Labels

support for external software

Additional Information

No response

[absidue]

This "silly" process, as you call it, is actually very sensible, they want to give us (the FreeTube project) a chance to use the freetube name to distribute an official package, before they let you use it.
They are essentially asking us, whether we will ever create an official snap package and if the answer is yes, they will reserve the freetube name for us.

[ghost]

@PrestonN Any Updates on This ??

[sudo-splinter-cell]

Hello. I am on a RPI4 and i use Freetube daily almost. I am using the nightly version (deb version) and as you all know, this app is getting almost daily updates. I am in search of an easier and shorter way to update the app. Currently what i do is to download the newest deb. Remove the previous version (sudo apt autoremove freetube) and install the newest deb with a right click command. Is there an easier way to update freetube on a raspberry pi? Is it possible to add a third party repository for the updates so when i do "sudo apt update", it actually includes it in the upgradable packages?

[efb4f5ff-1298-471a-8973-3d47447115dc]

Hello. I am on a RPI4 and i use Freetube daily almost. I am using the nightly version (deb version) and as you all know, this app is getting almost daily updates. I am in search of an easier and shorter way to update the app. Currently what i do is to download the newest deb. Remove the previous version (sudo apt autoremove freetube) and install the newest deb with a right click command. Is there an easier way to update freetube on a raspberry pi? Is it possible to add a third party repository for the updates so when i do "sudo apt update", it actually includes it in the upgradable packages?

@sudo-splinter-cell i think its better to ask it over at https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/discussions

[ghost]

@PrestonN Any updates on this ?

[ghost]

@absidue @ChunkyProgrammer Cant this be granted for now i mean i will initiate a transfer of the snap to the project in the future if needed, there has been no reply since months, i dont understand why the snap cant use the original name, let it remain unofficial if the projects dont wish to endorse snaps but at-least using the official name shouldnt be a problem i mean literally all other unofficial packages are using the name freetube why is the project against/ignoring the snap using the official name ? permitting it will only promote the project with snap having thousands of downloads already.
To emphasize why i am pushing for official name is that.

1. using duplicate names is redundant
2. using unofficial names lead to app icon display issues.
3. users dont feel much better sense of trust in using duplicate names.
4. snap reviewers have pushed me multiple times to prefer using official names instead of duplicate names.

Behaving like am seeking some intellectual property of the project seems a bit funny to ME.
Everything has limit either simply say no or yes ?

EDIT: My Personal views am not acting on behalf of any organization or community, just my own opinions.
And i am not being abusive to devs and do respect their hard work am just highlighting limit of patience, as a maintainer i too have responsibilities towards the users for whom i package the snap.

[ChunkyProgrammer]

Hi @capecrusader-121 . You can use FreeTube as the name for your package 🙂

[ghost]

@ChunkyProgrammer Thanks.

[efb4f5ff-1298-471a-8973-3d47447115dc]

@capecrusader-121 can this be closed?

[ghost]

@efb4f5ff-1298-471a-8973-3d47447115dc I will myself close this once its finalized at the snap end, the name transfer is still under progress.

[ghost]

Anyone reading this, i will publish new releases of freetube snap under the new name which is being delayed by snapcraft review team for no clear reason for weeks/months --> https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/transfer-freetube/35070/9

The reason being its difficult to shift existing users to the new named snap as such i have decided to not publish or maintain the snap of old/duplicate name and wait until the new name is granted, as such newer releases will be delayed until the review team resolves the matter of not initiating this even after upstream approval.
From my side the new snaps are available in my launchpad repository , but in the store side its blocked by the snapcraft review team.

I wrote this to clarify that the snaps are not being updated to latest version not because of my fault but because of the snapcraft reviewers.

[ghost]

@efb4f5ff-1298-471a-8973-3d47447115dc @ChunkyProgrammer Closing this, this has been resolved although the snaps will take some time to appear in stores when it does i will create a new PR to update snap listing.