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Title    Ubuntu Software Center is Mixing Proprietary and Free Software in a Dangerous Way
Date    Monday June 08 2015, @03:16AM
Author    n1
Topic   
from the mix-and-match dept.
https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=15/06/07/152241

tonymercmobily writes:

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.

[ Editor's Note: The submission appears to have come directly from the author of the original article. ]
Original Submission

Links
  1. "tonymercmobily" - mailto:merc@mobily1.com
  2. "seems to be doing just that." - http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/ubuntu_software_center_proprietary_and_free_software_mixed_confusing_ui
  3. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=7687
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