Meeting on store content distribution after Monday's Plasma meeting

[Nate Graham]

Quick update:


On 3/25/24 10:59, David Edmundson wrote:
> Meeting was quite productive, we had some overall discussion and have
> some action items as follows:
> 
> 
> Short term:
> 
>      Add key in knsrc files to let content get marked as dangerous so

David did this in 
https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/knewstuff/-/merge_requests/309


>      Review all ksnrc files to set the flag.
> This will be done as two indepdendent teams and see if we ge the same
> result. Then we land merge-requests.

David and I have done this across many MRs. Two are still unmerged, to 
be merged soon.


>      Change the text in KNS to reflect this key. Nate will do a MR when
> the key is in.
> We are past frameworks freeze for 6.1, this will be frameworks 6.2.
> This also allows ksnrc files to get releases.

I've submitted 
https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/knewstuff/-/merge_requests/310 for this.

> 
>      Change our default sorting in KNS to most downloaded or highest
> rated (https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/knewstuff/-/merge_requests/308)

Ismael did this in 
https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/knewstuff/-/merge_requests/308


> - Propose deleting KNS browsing from discover, maybe updating too?
> 
>      Extend the Global Themes KCM's "what do you want to apply?" dialog
> to be more warny about dangerous stuff, like widgets
> Target is Plasma 6.1. We can uplift the UI from krunner plugins. Maybe
> making that even more generic.
> 
>      Remove the "Use" button from installed Global Themes grid items in
> the KNS dialog (this bypasses the dialog in the KCM)
> 
>      Change the name "Global Themes" to include the word "plugin,"
> "extension," "mod," or something else to make people understand that
> it's not a benign connection of assets
> Target is Plasma 6.1
> 
> 
> 
> Mid term:
> 
>      Remove QML code from Global Themes. Lockscreen and alike.

Marco is in the process of doing this across various MRs.

> 
>      If zero ratings, show "no ratings" rather than half (needs
> Pling/OCS changes)
> 
>      Revisit how ratings are done on the Pling side
> 
>      Could pling ratings be changed thumbs up or thumbs down?
> 
>      Find out with Pling if review before being visible is feasible
> 
> ----
> 
> These will appear as merge requests for any further discussion.
> 
> David


Everything else here is TBD; feel free to help out if this sparks 
anyone's fancy!

Nate