> We already have an "app store". It's free in all senses of the word and its > name is yum. It is not about $0 or freedom. It is about the non-techie user seeing what they are seeing in the mobile devices with a marketplace/appstore. They don't see the equivalent of yum. My suggestion is to brand the Add/Remove Software menu item to something the models the meme that has gained traction. It helps with the conversation with those whom we are trying to encourage adopting Fedora. Harish > On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 7:38 AM, Harish Pillay <hpillay@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > When I read the $SUBJECT, I had a different impression. > > What came to mind was why Fedora does not have something > > similar to the Marketplace/Appstore paradigm not about > > t-shirts and other swag. > > > > I would like us to have a discussion marketplace/appstore > > paradigm and hence the subject change. > > > > If we rebrand the System->Administration->Add/Remove Software > > to something like Fedora Depot or Fedora Mart or some of the > > name-not-already-taken, we can ride on the well understood > > notion of a marketplace/appstore (thanks to the mobile > > platforms). > > > > Let the flames begin :-).
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