This [App Store] has the potential to be educational ...
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| TxtEdMacs Sep 18, 2009 8:09 AM EDT |
[serious] In the best sense of the word. Because when one selects a free software offering, it has the potential to have a nonzero currency price. Thus, by a soft inference users unfamiliar with Free software will see even a free product could have a charge, hence, free has meaning beyond no cost. Some may later see RMS's assertion that Free software does not imply no cost, it is to be seen as associated with freedom for the user. Educated users may result without the need to harangue them both needlessly and ineffectively. [/serious] YBT |
| tuxchick Sep 18, 2009 9:47 AM EDT |
Good point, BT. It looks like it is nicely organized, and I've long wondered why nobody ever wanted to give Synaptic a pretty face and make it easier to find apps, and make it browse-friendly. If you don't already know what you want finding apps on Linux is a pain. I see that they're still investing resources in hiding the nekked boot messages, lest users should have eyeball damage or, god forbid, learn something. Some Buntus, I forget which ones now since I have moved on to Debian and PCLinuxOS, even hid the GRUB menu. |
| tracyanne Sep 18, 2009 9:07 PM EDT |
I'm quite impressed, even if it seems to be a reinvention of the wheel. Some of the things they've done and improved on are already in Synaptic. Maybe they just had to write it from scratch just to get the nice neet presentation. One thing it does do well is demonstrate the depth and breadth of Free Software. I discovered applications I didn't know about, so even if all it does it make people aware of Free Software titles, it has already done a great job. |
| hkwint Sep 18, 2009 9:26 PM EDT |
Quoting:and I've long wondered why nobody ever wanted to give Synaptic a pretty face and make it easier to find apps, and make it browse-friendly. This is what Fabian (of Sabayon) envisioned two years ago and what he seems to have been working on the last year. It sounded like a good idea back then, so I'm glad too see this is actually happening right now. The Ubuntu team has more resources, so I hope / think their solution will be even better. Hopefully we'd see stuff like "Photoshop" and "AutoCAD" over there in the future (while in my opinion AutoCAD is hopelessly outdated, but still people think it not being available for Linux is a 'problem'). BTW Did you know Microsoft tried this for Windows, but their "Marketplace" was such a failure that they 'abolished' it? |
| Scott_Ruecker Sep 18, 2009 10:14 PM EDT |
I have to admit that PCLOS has made synaptic pretty darn easy to use.. |
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