Software Center should not use the word "Free Software"
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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software-center (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Gary Lasker |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: software-center
Software Center uses the word "Free" for all the software, both in the application itself, and in its available help.
Given the fact that there are some copyright issues like with "ubuntu-
For example:
"Get Free Software", can become "Get Available Software", in the application.
The sentence:
"The Ubuntu Software Center is a virtual catalog of thousands of free applications available for Ubuntu - software to make your computer more useful",
can become:
"The Ubuntu Software Center is a virtual catalog of thousands of available applications for Ubuntu - software to make your computer more useful", in the Help.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Oct 5 10:11:13 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: software-center 0.4.4
PackageArchitec
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
SourcePackage: software-center
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic x86_64
XsessionErrors:
(gnome-
(polkit-
(nautilus:1572): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences
Changed in software-center (Ubuntu): | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
The spec that this software is based on is explicit about the words to use - I will subscribe the designer