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)
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.
I guess it depends on the meaning of “store” maybe if it is like a stock room?
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.
Ok then, how about a “Hub” ?
Much better!
Wikipedia suggests f-droid is a “free and open-source app store.”
If only there was some mechanism to encourage developers to make games free at least after making some profit/payback. With such a mechanism, the store could develop financially. But personally, I haven’t come up with anything like that yet.
Maybe a new type of FOSS licence ? Or just plain-ol guilt-tripping
Wasn’t that the intention of having copyright last only 13-15 years? That the works would enter the public domain, free for all to play with? Just because it is a digital good doesn’t mean this shouldn’t apply.
Unfortunately our government has been purchased by the 1% with the surplus labor value stolen from us. We are getting taxed without representation.
why link to the assets?
but those are all reasonable features that could be added to lutris.
