Online Repositories Vs. Stores
June 10, 2009 by Clair Ching
Filed under The Free World.
One could easily get software for Linux through various repositories available to users. Most distros would have repositories which could be accessed via package managers. However, Novell thinks about opening a store dedicated to making open source software available to users — wouldn’t that be redundant?
Matt Asay’s blog entry challenges this idea of an open-source apps store. He pointed out:
But this almost seems counterproductive for Novell. For years open-source companies have had to combat the idea that “open source” is synonymous with “free.”
So with that, would a store be really helpful to new users who have been …read more
