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How to submit paid software to Ubuntu Software Center?

Asked by Konstantin Konev

We see paid software added steadily to Software Center and I wish there was more of it (controversy aside). But in order to do so we must nag developers to make some effort. Problem is — there is no clear instructions on submitting software to Center and we can't just ask them to "e-mail Mark", do we?
Even a basic e-mail address or submit form would suffice. But it must be somewhere on official site, like, ubuntu.com/submitpaidapp/ i don't know.
So my question is what is the process of adding paid software to Ubuntu Software Center?

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GREG T. (ubuntuer) said : 		#1

everything in ubuntu os is free to use . GPL ... for the 3+ years i have used ubuntu i have never paid for any part of it . what is Doftware Center. software center.

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GREG T. (ubuntuer) said : 		#2

everything in ubuntu os is free to use . GPL ... for the 3+ years i have used ubuntu i have never paid for any part of it . what is Doftware Center. software center.

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mycae (mycae) said : 		#3

You should probably contact canonical's office directly. You would need to have an application that was obviously providing something that free software did not -- or your business model may go kerplunk. You would also need to certify (with canonical) that the licencing was appropriate, the software was malware free, obeyed appropriate security profiles and to configure buildsystems to work properly.

http://www.ubuntu.com/partners

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Konstantin Konev (skfd) said : 		#4

What I mean is — I want to see Amnesia (and other games) in Software Center. To do so I must ask developers to apply for partnership with Canonical?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

There are lots of paid apps for Linux, they are not unheard of. Check out
Penumbra
Cedega
Crossover office
World of goo

and so on

You can submit your idea for including apps at:
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com

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Best mycae (mycae) said : 		#6

>What I mean is — I want to see Amnesia (and other games) in Software Center. To do so I must ask >developers to apply for partnership with Canonical?

You would have to convince the companies that distribute these games to do such a thing. They may not currently consider it in their interests. You would also need to be in a position where the companies would have a reason to listen to you :)

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mycae (mycae) said : 		#7

Final point:

here open source makes more sense. If they provided the source code, you could simply build a package for ubuntu, independently of the original developers.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#8

How does open source "Make more sense"?

If a paid product can do a particular job for a user better than an open source one and is within budget then it is a completely viable option. Proprietary software is not immediately deemed "bad". Software is there to serve a purpose and if a paid for software is chosen that that is absolutely fine.

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mycae (mycae) said : 		#9

From Konstantin's perspective, open source could be submitted to the repository, increasing the code exposure. Without this, Konstantin would have trouble convincing the upstream to make an ubuntu package.

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Konstantin Konev (skfd) said : 		#10

Thanks mycae, that solved my question.