Do we need a standalone Libre/OpenSource Game-Store/Hub ???<br> (similar to Athenaeum)

where we simply aggregate all the FOSS games in one place along with their mods & links to their assets<br> (Plus methods to fund those libre-gamedevs)

  • @grue
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    1423 days ago

    Absolutely not, because the concept itself doesn’t make any damn sense. A service that aggregates a bunch of Free Software in one place is called a “repository,” not a “store!”

    The framing of issues is important, and to cede control of that framing to proprietary software publishers by adopting their terminology would be a mistake.

    • wuphysics87
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      323 days ago

      I guess it depends on the meaning of “store” maybe if it is like a stock room?

      • @grue
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        22 days ago

        The key is that describing a Free Software repository as a “store” is a bad idea because not being a store is what makes it categorically superior to all stores.

        • ZeroOneOP
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          622 days ago

          Ok then, how about a “Hub” ?

          • @grue
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            322 days ago

            Much better!