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

[mac_v]

On Fri, 2009-08-28 at 11:07 +0100, Matthew Paul Thomas wrote:

> > 
> > 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.
> 
> The nifty thing about "store" is that it has those two meanings -- shop,
> and repository -- and both of them are appropriate. But you're right
> that the shop meaning is more prominent. So as long as the Store doesn't
> yet contain paid software, we're counteracting that by using the section
> heading "Get Free Software" in the navigation, and "Price: Free" in the
> screens for individual applications.

> Cheers
> - --
> Matthew Paul Thomas

Why is there a need to specify "Price: Free " in every software
description when the user is already in a "Get Free Software" Category?
This seems an overkill.

Adding a new "Get Paid Software" category in the future and listing the
price in only those paid software's description should be sufficient.

-- 
Cheers,
mac_v