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["Randall Ross \(rrnwexec\)" <randall@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

@Faldegast

The Ubuntu Software Centre (USC) is the way software gets distributed to
Ubuntu users. It can accommodate FLOSS, proprietary, and more. New in
10.10 there is a section in USC for commercial apps (that cost money)
too. The one thing that all software in USC has in common though is that
it is known to work with Ubuntu and can be installed with a single
click. (USC is not a place to collect and distribute random software
from unknown sources though.)

So, are you advocating something bigger than USC? A replacement for it?
A more diverse collection of software? Some new features? If so, the
best way to proceed would be to write a Blueprint and engage in a
discussion with the USC development team. There is a good background
document here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter


On 10-10-23 02:21 PM, Faldegast wrote:
> I think that the official name for CNR is something else now.
>
> In 2007 the market for a software store was very immature. Now everyone
> got one. There is Appstore, Android Market, Chrome Web Store, and
> Microsofts specs for Windows 8 suggests they are planning one.
>
> Yeah, there is people that is not interested in using commercial
> applications. Then just dont, just because we add something like cnr
> doesnt mean you have to use it.
>
> I don't find mixing the FOSS stuff with commercial apps a bad idea.
> However i would vote for a way to disable it. Technically they should be
> in their own repo(s), and therefore easy to enable/disable. Just like we
> handle non-FOSS like flash player right now.
>
> This is not for the hardcore Linux users. I probably would buy some
> games but nothing else, and many others would not buy anything at all.
> This is for avarage joe that wants his familiar applications easily
> available.
>

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Microsoft has a majority market share
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Bug description:
Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace.
This is a bug, which Ubuntu is designed to fix.

Non-free software is holding back innovation in the IT industry, restricting access to IT to a small part of the world's population and limiting the ability of software developers to reach their full potential, globally. This bug is widely evident in the PC industry.

Steps to repeat:

1. Visit a local PC store.

What happens:
2. Observe that a majority of PCs for sale have non-free software pre-installed.
3. Observe very few PCs with Ubuntu and free software pre-installed.

What should happen:
1. A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software like Ubuntu.
2. Ubuntu should be marketed in a way such that its amazing features and benefits would be apparent and known by all.
3. The system shall become more and more user friendly as time passes.