[Karmic] Heads up

[Amedee Van Gasse (Ubuntu)]

On Thu, September 24, 2009 06:43, Andrew Farris wrote:
> On Wed, 2009-09-23 at 20:50 -0700, NoOp wrote:
>>
>> 3. Applications|Add/Remove has been replaced by "Ubuntu Software
>> Store".
>
> I think it's kinda inappropriate to call it a 'software store' since
> you're not actually buying anything... It could give the wrong
> impression to new users that have constantly been told that they dont
> have to pay for anything, ubuntu is free, etc... they they log in, and
> see this 'software store' thing and think oh look...theres the catch...

A store is only a place where you can buy things in North America.
Everywhere else in the world a store is a place to store things.
Synonyms: storehouse, warehouse, storage, depot.
Compare with the French magasin (originally from Arabic via Italian),
which means warehouse, but also means shop.

So actually software store is very appropriate for a non-native speaker
like me. English is only my third language, after Dutch and French.
I particulary like the dual meaning of warehouse/shop.

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Amedee