Exactly my point. We need a way to purchase apps, whether closed or open. We all know that open source is better. But only if we have a choice. In the case of the Philippines, we dont have a choice.
I hope your vision for an open source store becomes a reality. From, Danny Ching On Mar 7, 2011, at 10:26 AM, Rogelio Serrano <rogelio.serr...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 9:42 AM, Danny Ching <dlcco...@gmail.com> wrote: >> point well taken. It frees us from hidden source codes. >> >> But isn't it true that the underlying goal of open source is to empower the >> user? Ironic then that, the hidden source Apple, provides us access to >> software, while our fellow open source supporter denies us access to >> software. >> >> just noting the irony. >> > > android marketplace is a place to buy binaries. if you got access to > the code then just build it. but a lot of android apps are not open > source right? the fact that they are not selling in the philippines is > bad for their business. > > im beginning to see android as an exclusive club for rich players. > > an alternative app store for selling open source binaries is very > badly needed. people actually laugh at that because they dont think > that selling open source apps will make any sense. 10 php binaries > actually makes sense. people would actually rather just do their tasks > than spend the whole day looking for source code and figuring out how > to build them. > > -- > quarq consulting: agile, open source > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
