[LUAU] Apps.gov -- A model for FOSS distribution?

[John Montgomery]

Perhaps they should post all the available FOSS apps at Apps.gov as well as
the commercial apps.  Especially the the ones listed here
http://www.opensourcewindows.org/.  It is a government web site it not favor
one solution over the other.

John A. Montgomery

On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Mike Gonsalves <mlgonsal at hawaii.edu>wrote:

> I just stumbled on Apps.gov  after reading "US government takes leap into
> the Internet 'cloud'" on Google News. The website is attractive and easy to
> navigate. When I got to the list of applications and their price tags, I
> imagined a similar list of FOSS that said "free" instead of $$$.
>
> It could make a really good distribution model for FOSS. One that would
> appeal to non-techies who are interested in FOSS but intimidated by some of
> the arcana in the FOSS world. I imagine a similar website for FOSS where
> someone can browse through catagories similar to those on Apps.gov and
> select software to download.
>
> Is there something like this already out there?
>
> ~Mike Gonsalves
>
> "Were it so easy."   --The Arbiter, Halo 3
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