> > > And in conclusion, I would like to remind the extraordinary success of > > > non-free > > > software on the iPhone, which I think can be explained by the easiness of > > > micropayement through the Apple webstore. > > > > You should have told about the high level of integration of the whole > > platform, the overall quality of the (top) apps, the ease of use, the > > sexiness of the apps, ... and lots of other things that free software > > apps do, more often than not, lack.
> We do not even need to run a DebStore ourselves, in principle. Anybody could > start that. But why has not for instance Mark has already started one? He > must have thought about it and certainly has the resources, too. We do not have a DebStore, but we can help the upstream developers who ask for financial support to receive donnations, by providing links to the URL of choice they provide. I have drafted a system to feed the Ultimate Debian Database with metadata about upstream. I and Andreas tested it on a local UDD clone for bibliographic information, and I think it could be used for financial support as well. Since this is not related to planet.debian.org, I will start a new thread when a test system will be implemented with the real UDD, rather than giving more details here. What I wanted to underline by the parallel with the Apple Webapps, is that it seems that some developers like it because it fits their aspiration of becoming self-employed. I have the impression that at least some Flattr buttons on Planet have the same purpose. Given how manpower is lacking in Debian, I find the initiative quite welcome, even if Flatter is not ideal and the first enthousiastic uses can be a bit loud. Cheers, -- Charles Plessy Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
