| 2017-02-11 12:00:08 |
ryukun |
bug |
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added bug |
| 2017-02-11 12:02:15 |
ryukun |
description |
Many software are tagged in Ubuntu Software (a.k.a. Ubuntu Software Center) as "non-free" like VLC or hexchat.
Unfortunately meaning of "non-free" is not explained as far as I can see.
Does it mean "free software" as opposite of "proprietary"? Or does it mean it does not require any price to pay to install and use?
Furthermore, I cannot see any license information of such software. As they are listed as "non-free", a user might think that they are closed source software. However in fact vlc and hexchat are open source software. This is misleading.
I suggest adding short and descriptive license information would be efficient. It should always noted if a software is open source or not. In addition, ff a software is under a common license such as GPL or Apache it also can be stated. This would provide users with valuable information about software he/she is about to install.
I also suggest adding repository information of any such software. Is it in "main", "universe", "restricted" or "multiverse"? This would provide users with meaningful extra information.
Ubuntu Release: 16.10
software-center:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 16.01+16.04.20160420
Version table:
16.01+16.04.20160420 500
500 http://tr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/universe amd64 Packages
500 http://tr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/universe i386 Packages |
Many software are tagged in Ubuntu Software (a.k.a. Ubuntu Software Center) as "non-free" like VLC or hexchat.
Unfortunately meaning of "non-free" is not explained as far as I can see.
Does it mean "free software" as opposite of "proprietary"? Or does it mean it requires a price to pay to install and use?
Furthermore, I cannot see any license information of such software. As they are listed as "non-free", a user might think that they are closed source software. However in fact vlc and hexchat are open source software. This is misleading.
I suggest adding short and descriptive license information. It should always be noted if a software is open source or not. In addition, if a software is under a common open source license such as GPL or Apache it also can be stated. This would provide users with valuable and easy to understand information about software he/she is about to install.
I also suggest adding repository information of any such software. Is it in "main", "universe", "restricted" or "multiverse"? This would provide users with meaningful extra information.
Ubuntu Release: 16.10
software-center:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 16.01+16.04.20160420
Version table:
16.01+16.04.20160420 500
500 http://tr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/universe amd64 Packages
500 http://tr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/universe i386 Packages |
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| 2017-02-11 12:02:38 |
ryukun |
description |
Many software are tagged in Ubuntu Software (a.k.a. Ubuntu Software Center) as "non-free" like VLC or hexchat.
Unfortunately meaning of "non-free" is not explained as far as I can see.
Does it mean "free software" as opposite of "proprietary"? Or does it mean it requires a price to pay to install and use?
Furthermore, I cannot see any license information of such software. As they are listed as "non-free", a user might think that they are closed source software. However in fact vlc and hexchat are open source software. This is misleading.
I suggest adding short and descriptive license information. It should always be noted if a software is open source or not. In addition, if a software is under a common open source license such as GPL or Apache it also can be stated. This would provide users with valuable and easy to understand information about software he/she is about to install.
I also suggest adding repository information of any such software. Is it in "main", "universe", "restricted" or "multiverse"? This would provide users with meaningful extra information.
Ubuntu Release: 16.10
software-center:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 16.01+16.04.20160420
Version table:
16.01+16.04.20160420 500
500 http://tr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/universe amd64 Packages
500 http://tr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/universe i386 Packages |
Many software are tagged in Ubuntu Software (a.k.a. Ubuntu Software Center) as "non-free" like VLC or hexchat.
Unfortunately meaning of "non-free" is not explained as far as I can see.
Does it mean "free software" as opposite of "proprietary"? Or does it mean it requires a price to pay to install and use?
Furthermore, I cannot see any license information of such software. As they are listed as "non-free", a user might think that they are closed source software. However in fact vlc and hexchat are open source software. This is misleading.
I suggest adding short and descriptive license information. It should always be noted if a software is open source or not. In addition, if a software is under a common open source license such as GPL or Apache it also can be stated. This would provide users with valuable and easy to understand information about software he/she is about to install.
I also suggest adding repository information of any software. Is it in "main", "universe", "restricted" or "multiverse"? This would provide users with meaningful extra information.
Ubuntu Release: 16.10
software-center:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 16.01+16.04.20160420
Version table:
16.01+16.04.20160420 500
500 http://tr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/universe amd64 Packages
500 http://tr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/universe i386 Packages |
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| 2017-02-11 12:05:05 |
ryukun |
description |
Many software are tagged in Ubuntu Software (a.k.a. Ubuntu Software Center) as "non-free" like VLC or hexchat.
Unfortunately meaning of "non-free" is not explained as far as I can see.
Does it mean "free software" as opposite of "proprietary"? Or does it mean it requires a price to pay to install and use?
Furthermore, I cannot see any license information of such software. As they are listed as "non-free", a user might think that they are closed source software. However in fact vlc and hexchat are open source software. This is misleading.
I suggest adding short and descriptive license information. It should always be noted if a software is open source or not. In addition, if a software is under a common open source license such as GPL or Apache it also can be stated. This would provide users with valuable and easy to understand information about software he/she is about to install.
I also suggest adding repository information of any software. Is it in "main", "universe", "restricted" or "multiverse"? This would provide users with meaningful extra information.
Ubuntu Release: 16.10
software-center:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 16.01+16.04.20160420
Version table:
16.01+16.04.20160420 500
500 http://tr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/universe amd64 Packages
500 http://tr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/universe i386 Packages |
Many software are tagged in Ubuntu Software (a.k.a. Ubuntu Software Center) as "non-free" like VLC or hexchat.
Unfortunately meaning of "non-free" is not explained as far as I can see.
Does it mean "free software" as opposite of "proprietary"? Or does it mean it requires a price to pay to install and use?
Furthermore, I cannot see any license information of such software. As they are listed as "non-free", a user might think that they are closed source software. However in fact vlc and hexchat are open source software. This is misleading.
I suggest adding short and descriptive license information. It should always be noted if a software is open source or not. In addition, if a software is under a common "free software" license such as GPL or Apache it also can be stated. This would provide users with valuable and easy to understand information about software he/she is about to install.
I also suggest adding repository information of any software. Is it in "main", "universe", "restricted" or "multiverse"? This would provide users with meaningful extra information.
Ubuntu Release: 16.10
software-center:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 16.01+16.04.20160420
Version table:
16.01+16.04.20160420 500
500 http://tr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/universe amd64 Packages
500 http://tr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/universe i386 Packages |
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| 2017-02-11 13:22:08 |
Jeremy Bícha |
affects |
software-center (Ubuntu) |
gnome-software (Ubuntu) |
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| 2017-02-11 13:22:49 |
Jeremy Bícha |
marked as duplicate |
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1555567 |
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