[Karmic] Heads up

[Michael Comperchio]

On 09/24/2009 11:06 AM, Avi Greenbury wrote:
> "Amedee Van Gasse (Ubuntu)"<amedee-ubuntu at amedee.be>  wrote:
>    
>> 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.
>>      
> In England, 'shop' would be the first word used to describe a place
> where things are bought, but I think the first understanding of
> 'Software Store' would be a place where software is bought.
>
> The idea of 'storing' software isn't a particularly common one, so I
> think there's a need to be more explicit on the naming of such a place.
>
> Also, there are definite (and I'd imagine deliberate) connotations with
> the iTunes app store and Android Marketplace. The problem with that,
> IMO, is that these are both seen as repositories of pay-for software,
> with some gimmicky free stuff in there, too.
>
> I thought "Add/Remove Applications" was a perfectly apt title, since it
> described exactly what the application it linked to did.
>
> --
> Avi Greenbury
> http://aviswebsite.co.uk ;)
> http://aviswebsite.co.uk/asking-questions
>
>    
You guys crack me up.... as computer pro's (for the most part, I know 
not all) you would accept the expression 'data store' without batting an 
eye, and know that it's a place where data is 'stored'!

Michael

... and gals I suppose I should say that...