Do we need a standalone Libre/OpenSource Game-Store/Hub ??? (similar to Athenaeum)
where we simply aggregate all the FOSS games in one place along with their mods & links to their assets (Plus methods to fund those libre-gamedevs)
this post was submitted on 10 Jan 2025
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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."