[release-notes/gnome-3-30: 20/21] Rewrite Flatpak section



commit 28d75e5a964a89158861990bc2e19adb195fc45f
Author: Link Dupont <link sub-pop net>
Date:   Tue Aug 14 08:34:53 2018 -0700

    Rewrite Flatpak section

 help/C/developers.page | 18 +++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/help/C/developers.page b/help/C/developers.page
index 77070980..297d35e4 100644
--- a/help/C/developers.page
+++ b/help/C/developers.page
@@ -41,17 +41,17 @@
     <media type="image" src="figures/flatpak.png"/>
     <!-- Versions since 3.28: 0.11.4, 0.11.5, 0.11.6, 0.11.7, 0.11.8, 0.11.8.1, 0.11.8.2, 0.11.8.3, 0.99.1, 
0.99.2, 0.99.3 -->
     <p><link href="https://flatpak.org/";>Flatpak</link> is the new cross-distribution, cross-desktop 
technology for application building and distribution. While it is separate from the GNOME project, Flatpak is 
central to GNOME’s developer experience plans.</p>
-    <p>Flatpak has made significant progress since the last GNOME release, with a total of 11 releases on 
its own. These include a new 0.99.x branch, a feature-complete, pre-1.0 stable branch. This branch 
incorporates the enhancements made to the 0.11.x branch. Many of the improvements have concentrated on 
command line usability and reliability, including:</p>
+    <p>Flatpak has reached significant milestone since the last GNOME release. Flatpak 1.0 is the first 
version in a new 1.x stable release series. This new stable series incorporates enhancements from the 
previous 0.11.x and 0.99.x branches. Flatpak 1.0 marks a significant improvement in performance and 
reliability, and includes a big collection of bug fixes. This 1.0 release also includes a collection of new 
features, including:</p>
     <list>
-      <item><p>The <cmd>uninstall</cmd> action automatically selects system or user if not 
specified.</p></item>
-      <item><p>The <cmd>uninstall</cmd> action now accepts <cmd>--all</cmd> to remove everything and 
<cmd>--unused</cmd> to remove unused runtimes.</p></item>
-      <item><p>A new command, <cmd>flatpak repair</cmd>, allows for checking and repairing a flatpak 
installation.</p></item>
-      <item><p>The <cmd>install</cmd>, <cmd>update</cmd>, and <cmd>uninstall</cmd> actions now list all the 
pending operations and prompts for confirmation before executing.</p></item>
-      <item><p>New <cmd>run</cmd> options: <cmd>--no-a11y-bus</cmd>, 
<cmd>--no-documents-portal</cmd>.</p></item>
-      <item><p>New <cmd>info</cmd> options: <cmd>--show-location</cmd>, <cmd>--show-runtime</cmd>, 
<cmd>--show-sdk</cmd>.</p></item>
-      <item><p>New <cmd>remote-info</cmd> options: <cmd>--show-runtime</cmd>, 
<cmd>--show-sdk</cmd>.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Faster installation and updates.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Versions of apps can now be marked as end-of-life. App centers and desktops can use this 
information to warn users and prompt them to update, remove the app or just be aware that support may not be 
available.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Built-in permissions now use an up-front verification model: users are asked to confirm app 
permissions at install time. If an update requires additional permissions, the user must also confirm at the 
time of update.</p></item>
+      <item><p>A <link 
href="https://flatpak.github.io/xdg-desktop-portal/portal-docs.html#gdbus-org.freedesktop.portal.Flatpak";>new 
portal</link> allows apps to create sandboxes and restart themselves. This allows applications to restart 
themselves after they have been updated (to start using the new version).</p></item>
+      <item><p><cmd>flatpak-spawn</cmd> is a new tool for running host commands (if permissions allow) and 
creating new sandboxes from a sandbox (this uses the portals APIs).</p></item>
+      <item><p>Apps can now access the host SSH agent to securely access remote servers or Git 
repositories.</p></item>
+      <item><p>A new application permission can be used to grant access to Bluetooth devices.</p></item>
     </list>
-    <p><link href="https://flathub.org/";>Flathub</link>, Flatpak’s new application distribution service, now 
hosts over 350 applications.</p>
+    <p>See the <link href="http://flatpak.org/press/";>press release</link> for a complete list of new 
features. <link href="https://flathub.org/";>Flathub</link>, Flatpak’s new application distribution service, 
is growing steadily. It now hosts over 350 applications.</p>
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