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.
(Score: 2) by jasassin on Monday June 08 2015, @10:48AM
How is this flaimbait? Nice modding.
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(Score: 3, Informative) by turgid on Monday June 08 2015, @07:40PM
Sorry I couldn't reply earlier, so I modded it flamebait, because I believe that's what it truly is. It's an impertinent question and disingenuous. In recent months and years these discussion forums seem to have been over-run by anti-GPL FUD and pro-BSD platitudes. Call it a conspiracy theory, but it might be that Apple, Microsoft, Google, Oracle and friends and having a paid troll/astroturfing campaign. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if the Putinbots were in on it too.
This sort of question smacks of willful ignorance, and it was discussed to death 20 years ago when Linux became very popular all of a sudden. You'd think with the popularity of FOSS these days most people would have a basic understanding.
The FSF's web site, wikipedia and the OSI explain this clearly, at length and unambiguously.
Looking further up this discussion there are all sorts of idiotic questions about licenses that are just plain insulting, like, "If I make modifications to a project under the GPL and redistribute it, can I redistribute it under a different licence?" Hell no, it's right there in the GPL, and you are supposed to state that in a comment block at the top of your source files.
Let me give you an example (of the LGPL, the one that lets you write a Free library to be used by Closed applications by dynamic linking) from one of my own sources (the name has been changed to prevent embarrassment):
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 2) by jasassin on Monday June 08 2015, @10:16PM
I'm sorry also. Sorry I asked the question and got treated like an asshole. No I'm not sorry. Fuck you.
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(Score: 2) by turgid on Monday June 08 2015, @10:53PM
Sorry if I offended you. I am very frustrated with the way things are going.
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 2) by jasassin on Tuesday June 09 2015, @12:08AM
I accept your apology. I am sorry if if I offended you, and also for my ignorance.
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(Score: 1) by turgid on Tuesday June 09 2015, @08:08PM
Don't be sorry for your ignorance. I just got very frustrated.
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 09 2015, @09:02AM