Closed Bug 1432904 Opened 7 years ago Closed 7 years ago

[Summary Bug] Decommissioning / Shutting Down Marketplace

Categories

(Marketplace Graveyard :: Consumer Pages, enhancement)

enhancement
Not set
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

RESOLVED FIXED

People

(Reporter: cgalimidi, Unassigned)

References

Details

We're shutting down Marketplace for good. Here are the steps requested by Jeff Garver and David Bryant. They implicate - marketplace developer - marketplace ops - marketplace developer engagement - wiki maintenance MARKETPLACE DEV 26th-Jan: Message in an unmissable spot on Marketplace "The Marketplace will shut down on March 30th, 2018. If there are any apps that you would like, and have not downloaded yet, please do so before March 30, 2018. See the wiki for more background." MARKETPLACE DEV ENGAGEMENT Fri 26th Jan - Email to developers: (DDurst) Dear Developer - We announced in March 2016 that the Firefox OS Marketplace will remain open until at least January 2018. We have since made the decision to shut down Firefox Marketplace on March 30th of this year. Thank you so much for your participation in this project. Together we grew Marketplace to touch over 50M unique users, in over 30 countries and 50 languages and explored the boundaries of the web across multiple platforms. Your contributions and expertise have been greatly appreciated! With sincerest thanks, Firefox OS Marketplace Team WIKI Fri 26th Jan - Wiki: Update the wiki pages - (Caitlin) Firefox Marketplace will shut down March 30, 2018. Thank you so much for your participation in this project. Together we grew Marketplace to touch over 50M unique users, in over 30 countries and 50 languages and explored the boundaries of the web across multiple platforms. Your contributions and expertise have been greatly valued! With sincerest thanks, Firefox OS Marketplace Team MARKETPLACE DEV & OPS Fri 30th Mar - Marketplace down - (DDurst) - Backup of the servers (with the intent that under legal request we could restore fully) (Travis Blow) WIKI - Wiki will remain up with message of shutdown standing
Is there any way for developers to download their stuff? We will get that question from developers, and we can tell them at that time to go ahead and download their apps. Caitlin and Durst will ensure the changes on 26th-Jan are synced - email to devs - message on marketplace - message on wiki
Depends on: 1432964
Depends on: 1432967
Depends on: 1432981
Email to Devs: (including owners) Dear Developer - We announced in March 2016 that the Firefox OS Marketplace will remain open until at least January 2018. We have since made the decision to shut down Firefox Marketplace on March 30th of this year. Thank you so much for your participation in this project. Together we grew Marketplace to touch over 50M unique users, in over 30 countries and 50 languages and explored the boundaries of the web across multiple platforms. Your contributions and expertise have been greatly appreciated! With sincerest thanks, Firefox OS Marketplace Team Message on marketplace "The Marketplace will shut down on March 30th, 2018. If there are any apps that you would like, and have not downloaded yet, please do so before that date. See <https://wiki.mozilla.org/Marketplace/FutureofMarketplaceFAQ>the wiki</a> for more background."
Hi, here’s the French translation: Le marketplace fermera ses portes le 30 mars 2018. Si vous souhaitez télécharger certaines applications et que vous ne l’avez pas encore fait, merci de les télécharger avant cette date. Consultez <https://wiki.mozilla.org/Marketplace/FutureofMarketplaceFAQ>le wiki</a> pour davantage d’informations.
Depends on: 1433481
Romanian: Marketplace se va închide pe data de 30 martie 2018. Dacă mai sunt aplicații care vă plac și pe care nu le-ați descărcat încă, vă rugăm să le descărcați până la această dată. Puteți găsi mai multe informații <https://wiki.mozilla.org/Marketplace/FutureofMarketplaceFAQ>pe wiki</a>.
German (de): Der Marketplace schließt am 30. März 2018. Wenn Sie noch Apps herunterladen möchten, tun Sie dies bitte bis zu diesem Tag. Hintergrundinformationen finden Sie im <https://wiki.mozilla.org/Marketplace/FutureofMarketplaceFAQ>Wiki</a>.
Apologies to everyone who has offered localizations, but the final text has changed a little, and is in bug 1433481.
Depends on: 1445831
Blocks: 1450298
Thank you all, every one.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 7 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
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