Bug 40941

Summary:	Add documentation about licence categories to Developer Reference
Product:	UCS extended documentation	Reporter:	Nico Gulden <gulden>
Component:	Developer documentation	Assignee:	Docu maintainers <docu-maintainers>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	P5	CC:	gohmann, wiesenthal
Version:	unspecified
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Hardware:	Other
OS:	Linux
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Description Nico Gulden

2016-03-24 13:52:40 CET

The documentation about the app meta files should contain a section that explains the license categories and what values are available.

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #40428 +++

Except in 1-2 cases, the apps in the App Center do not provide information about the licensing and commercial use model. The users can install the apps very easily, but they are confused and don't know the conditions for the usage of the app. In an increasing number of cases, the users contact Univention and ask.

Users currently have to visit the app provider's website to answer this question. Even worse are missing information about the evaluation restrictions like free trial for 30 days or free trial for 5 users. This information cannot be found in the app description or even on the app provider's website.

A research over all apps in the App Center showed that not all app providers publish the information. Furthermore, this information is not asked from the app provider and explicitly displayed on the App detail page.


A new attribute should be added to the App Center meta data the provides a combined information about the evaluation restrictions and the commercial use. It should be shown in the App Center and the App Catalog. The attribute should consist of the following options:
1. Free commercial use
2. Free commercial use and some functions are subject to costs
3. Liable to Costs with free trial
4. Liable to Costs without Free Trial

A more detailed proposal can be found here: https://metod.knut.univention.de/owncloud/index.php/s/tDLRGgTwrVPnOQt

See also the discussion in the forum: http://forum.univention.de/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=4678&p=18109

Comment 1 Nico Gulden

2024-04-17 13:16:35 CEST

This bug hasn't seen any update for several years. I close it.

If you still see a need for it, you can reopen the bug. Please add an argumentation about why it's important to take care of it.