• grue@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    The article perpetuates another myth:

    And of course, you have dedicated software stores in many Linux distributions.

    Repositories are not “stores!” Repositories maximize convenience of discovering and installing Free Software, while “stores” exist to extract money from chumps for enshittified, proprietary crap. There’s a huge fucking difference.

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      5 months ago

      Some GUI package applications use the store metaphor. Pop! OS uses Pop Shop currently and will use COSMIC Store in 24.04 without transactions being involved.