Ubuntu Software Store: What it does, and how you can help

[Robbie Williamson]

On 08/27/2009 02:20 PM, Matthew East wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 7:49 PM, Przemek
> Kulczycki<przemekkulczycki at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:31 PM, Matthew East<mdke at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Matthew,
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 4:43 PM, Matthew Paul Thomas<mpt at canonical.com> wrote:
>>>> Now, AppCenter has a brand name: the Ubuntu Software Store.
>>>> <http://launchpad.net/software-store>
>>>> And it has a package in Ubuntu Karmic: software-store.
>>>> <http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-store>
>>> Looking forward to trying this. I had a quick browse through the wiki
>>> page but couldn't find any discussion about the name, so here goes.
>>>
>>> Doesn't "store" imply that the user will be paying for the software? I
>>> really liked "center".
>> Only for the Americans I guess :)
>> Those who learned British English will understand store as a warehouse/stock.
> 
> Well, I don't know any free warehouses either... But I'm British, and
> my primary understanding of a "store" is an online or physical place
> where I can purchase things. Anyhow, Ubuntu's primary locale is US
> English, so I think a discussion of the name should proceed on the
> basis that the name should work in US English.
> 
> I can see from the spec (and LP answer 81103) that it will be possible
> to purchase software from this app in the future, but it will also be
> possible to get software for free there, and for that reason I think a
> neutral name that fits both is preferable.
> 
I agree...I personally liked App Center, but could be persuaded to like maybe
Ubuntu Software Center.  I think most users would interpret "Store" as a place
to buy apps.