Novell Ponders "Open-Source Apps Store"

Posted by timothy on Tuesday June 9, 2009 @02:00AM from the return-of-click-n-run dept.

Barence writes "Novell plans to bring the wealth of open-source software to everyday users through an 'open-source apps store.' 'I would compare what's happening on netbooks with what's happening to the smartphone,' Holger Dyroff, vice president of business development at Novell told PC Pro. 'There's a core experience, but then the ability to customise that experience. On the user end, all they'll see is an open-source applications store with one-click downloads of new software. Unlike the other stores though, they won't have to pay for any of those applications, which will be very attractive.'"

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So, in other words by killmenow · 2009-06-09 02:01 · Score: 5, Insightful

Kind of like a repository?
Apt by Hatta · 2009-06-09 02:03 · Score: 4, Insightful

How does this differ from any of the GUI front ends available for Debian's apt?

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1. Re:Apt by kj_kabaje · 2009-06-09 02:23 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  making FOSS more consumer friendly is not a bad thing. giving people freedom of choice the can understand versus paying for limited choice seems to be pretty good. who cares if it's just a web-based on downloadable interface for apt?