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posted by n1 on Monday June 08 2015, @03:16AM   Printer-friendly
from the mix-and-match dept.

I have been watching the evolution of the Ubuntu Software Center for quite a while now. I had doubts about its interface and its speed, but I liked the fact that it offered an easy, down-to-earth interface that allowed users to install software easily. However, I have to say that the way the Ubuntu Software Center has evolved is worrying me -- a lot. I am not against the idea of selling software. What I am against, is confusing proprietary software with non-proprietary software, The Ubuntu Software Center seems to be doing just that.


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  • (Score: 2) by jasassin on Monday June 08 2015, @08:04AM

    by jasassin (3566) <jasassin@gmail.com> on Monday June 08 2015, @08:04AM (#193562) Homepage Journal

    Can I release a modified version of a GPL-covered program in binary form only? (#ModifiedJustBinary)
    No. The whole point of the GPL is that all modified versions must be free software—which means, in particular, that the source code of the modified version is available to the users.

    I think we are having a failure to communicate. I am asking if I write my own hello world program in C with whatever new idea also, and compile it under Linux using GCC can I sell the binary and not give out the source?

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  • (Score: 2) by TLA on Monday June 08 2015, @12:59PM

    by TLA (5128) on Monday June 08 2015, @12:59PM (#193620) Journal

    my bad, it was Dark O'Clock and I was misreading due exhaustion.

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