Are you referring to nextstep ideas like the app bundle? This quote in particular sounds like an app bundle: Creating snappy Ubuntu apps is much easier th

Are you referring to nextstep ideas like the app bundle? This quote in particular sounds like an app bundle: Creating snappy Ubuntu apps is much easier than traditional packaging, simply bundle all the files you need in a single package and publish, then users can download it instantly. Snappy packages can be statically linked and include their own copies of any file they need.