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What I meant is - GitHub could create a Google Play store. The supply side (Devs) are on GitHub in abundance, so they could have a big catalog. If GitHub could
by Irishsteve 6y ago
What I meant is - GitHub could create a Google Play store. The supply side (Devs) are on GitHub in abundance, so they could have a big catalog.
If GitHub could somehow solve the demand side (Phone users) they'd be sorted.
- freeone3000 6y agoIt's a large pile of open source software. It's able to be redistributed freely, by design. Everyone is in the position to take advantage of the catalog, if they can somehow solve the demand side -- that's what the entire problem of a store is about. F-Droid has been trying for years!
- Irishsteve 6y agoCompanies host their private code in private repos. I’m not saying it’s the best thing for GitHub to do, but... Let’s say 15% of Android top 1000 apps are sitting in private repos on GitHub. With their build tools GitHub make it possible to automatically push builds to this imaginary store, they offer devs 50% discount on whatever cut google take if on the play store.
- ROARosen 6y agoYou're right, but you don't need to be GitHub for that. Any dev can create an app that integrates with GH, or any other source control service for that matter.
- mulmen 6y agoAnd you can’t see the problem with creating a situation where Microsoft is in direct competition with all the ways you can already deploy this code? That light at the end of this tunnel is an oncoming train. Not freedom.
- dolmen 6y agoGreat. I will just have to click on "Fork" to make a scam.