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-===SDK as an Add-on===
+===[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Features/Jetpack/Add-on_SDK_as_an_Addon SDK as an Add-on]===
-Landing SDK in AMO only
+We currently ship the Add-on SDK as a zip file or source code through github. This may not be the best way for us to distribute the SDK. First, we have a built-in automated update mechanism with AMO which also provides support for stable and beta distribution channels. Second, if we can get the SDK to package itself we have a chance for SDK developers to "eat their own dogfood" - testing the packaging and perfomance everyday. Finally, possibly building upon the original prototype as well as Alexandre Poirot's work of porting the SDK to an add-on we can start to offload some of the Builder's time-consuming functions to the client while also avoiding difficult dependencies for Add-on SDK users.
-There is a great deal of work that is scheduled to happen to make the
-SDK an add-on, including the removal of our python code at some
-stage. However, the first focus should be the investigation of simply
-using AMO as a distribution of the SDK while leaving the SDK exactly
-as it is now. If this is possible we could get the benefits of
-distribution from AMO earlier than if we waited till the full scope is
-reached.
 ===Land APIs & Loader in Firefox===