On Wed, 13 Apr 2011, Andreas Tille wrote: > > My proposal (which is orthogonal) is linking to applications, just to show > > that Debian is not just an operating system as defined on our title page > > ("set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run.") > I recently wondered if we should use the (buzz word) "application > store". I do not really like buzz words but we are de facto what people > understand behind this word. I have no idea if we might be able to do > better with the wording because usually you *buy* something in a store, > but Debian is some place where you get things for free.
+1 for the right line of thinking -- I kept using appstore analogy to regular mortals for a while to describe what Debian brings to their desktops. "app store" might indeed be too bold though... may be "app emporium/outlet/warehouse/depot" with less direct sale-oriented meaning, but those would not, as well as the original "store", anyhow hint on the "integration" aspect of Debian. any other close analogy? something like "app universe" would bring a link to "Universal OS" but might be too abstract... -- =------------------------------------------------------------------= Keep in touch www.onerussian.com Yaroslav Halchenko www.ohloh.net/accounts/yarikoptic -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-www-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110413125631.gq7...@onerussian.com