Novell musing Moblin open-source app store

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Jun 10, 2009 2:54 PM EDT
The Register; By Austin Modine
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Novell is considering making a one-click "open-source app store" for its upcoming Moblin-based OS for netbooks. The scheme is intended as a selling point for average users largely unfamiliar with free software alternatives outside a Microsoft platform. According to PC Pro, Novell believes baking an open-source software repository into the SUSE edition of Moblin will help sway more netbook users to uncheck the Windows option when buying their small, cheap computer.

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