xdg-app 0.5 released

At his blog, Alexander Larsson announcesthe release of version 0.5 of the GNOME xdg-app application sandboxingframework. The mailinglist announcement provides a bit more detail on what is new, suchas an API for creating graphical xdg-app front-ends, support forAppData metadata, and a new helper tool for those building appbundles. Larsson notes that his initial goals for the project were"make it possible for 3rd parties to create and distribute applications that work on multiple distributions" and "run applications with as little access as possible to the host. (For example access to the network or the users files.)" With the 0.5 release, he said,he considers the first goal met.