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[#]: subject: "Flathub Plans to Evolve as the Universal Linux App Store"
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[#]: via: "https://news.itsfoss.com/flathub-app-store-plans/"
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[#]: author: "Sourav Rudra https://news.itsfoss.com/author/sourav/"
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Flathub Plans to Evolve as the Universal Linux App Store
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Flathub is gearing up for changes and improvements across the board. Here's what you need to know about it.
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![flathub rebrand old logo vs new logo][1]
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[Flathub][2] has been a popular portal as a Flatpak repository and has also acted as a good alternative to Canonical's [Snap Store][3].
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And now, the folks behind it (including GNOME and KDE) are taking it a step further by initiating a **complete re-brand and plans to evolve** the platform.
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Let's look at what Flathub's future holds.
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### Flathub Rebrand
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![a comparision between the old and new logos of flathub][4]
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Flathub's look and feel are all set to change with the **rebranding spearheaded by Jakub Steiner** from GNOME.
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He has focused on making the new identity of Flathub not too 'loud and shouty', with the spotlight always being on the apps themselves.
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He also mentions:
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> Building a brand on neutral greys isn’t quite an easy sell, but precisely targets the main point of the Flathub brand.
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> It creates the stage for apps to shine. Flathub isn’t flashy by itself. It allows the apps to be at the center of your attention.
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If you are into UI/UX, I recommend you go through his [blog post][5] for a more detailed outlook on the new visual identity for Flathub.
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### Flathub App Store to Evolve
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![flathub beta portal screenshot][6]
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The [GNOME Foundation][7] and [KDE e.V][8] have been making good progress to build and improve Flathub. It has been evolving at a very impressive rate since its launch in 2017.
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**What is happening?:** In a recent [proposal][9] last month, some interesting things have been planned that focus on making Flathub a Linux application ecosystem that incentivizes its publishers.
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In simpler terms, they want to make Flathub into a **fully-fledged app store** that will let publishers earn off their apps, which should improve the funding situation.
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**Why?:** The reasoning for a move like this is that; such financial barriers prevent potential developers from getting into developing open-source apps, which in turn hampers the growth of the open-source ecosystem as a whole.
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Another thing highlighted in the proposal is:
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> A healthy application ecosystem is essential for the success of the OSS desktop, so end-users can trust and control their data and development platforms on the device in front of them.
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**How will Flathub achieve this?:** A recurring donation or subscription system is one of the major additions planned.
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🛠️ Things like review tools to prevent abusive application admissions, automated security scans, and a couple more subtle changes have been planned.
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In addition, Flathub needs tooling to prevent misleading application names, descriptions, screenshots, etc., from being on the platform and to block them until they have been reviewed to keep things checked.
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Overall, to sum up, here are the things that you can expect:
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- **Recurring donation system or subscription system**
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- **Paid applications**
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- **Internal tools to improve flathub's app review process and monitor changes for updates**
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You may find some implementations showing up at [Flathub's beta portal][10] like the [new app verification system][11].
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Furthermore, they intend to establish a new legal entity, **Flathub LLC**, to own and operate the service.
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They aim to establish the following with it:
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> A transparent governance process to help maintain community trust and accountability, and build an advisory board / sponsorship process to attract commercial sponsorship to the service in parallel to our grant applications.
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💸 **Now you might be thinking, how will they fund all this?**
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The proposal mentions that the **total budget for the coming year is $200,000 USD**.
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It includes $120,000 towards staff salaries, and $30,000 towards legal, professional, and administration costs, with the final $50,000 going towards the platform's development.
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They already have $50,000, being used for the previous phase of development, with another $100,000 already confirmed, bringing it to 50% of their required budget.
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The remaining $100,000 has been sought from the [Plaintext Group][12], a part of Schmidt Futures, founded by the **former CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt**.
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### Concluding Thoughts
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Well, I must say this is a very interesting move.
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Flathub is already well-received by Linux users of all kinds. So, facilitating features that help fund projects and turn Flathub into a rich app ecosystem that can **potentially act as a universal Linux app platform for desktop users.**
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_💬 Probably this is what Linux desktop users need. What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments down below._
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via: https://news.itsfoss.com/flathub-app-store-plans/
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作者：[Sourav Rudra][a]
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选题：[lkxed][b]
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[a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/sourav/
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[b]: https://github.com/lkxed/
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[1]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w1304/2023/02/flathub-rebrand.png
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[2]: https://flathub.org
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[3]: https://snapcraft.io/store
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[4]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/Flathub_Old_New_Logos.jpg
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[5]: https://blog.jimmac.eu/2023/flathub-brand-refresh/
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[6]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/flathub-beta.jpg
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[7]: https://foundation.gnome.org
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[8]: https://ev.kde.org
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[9]: https://github.com/PlaintextGroup/oss-virtual-incubator/blob/main/proposals/flathub-linux-app-store.md
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[10]: https://beta.flathub.org/en-GB
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[11]: https://news.itsfoss.com/verified-flatpak-apps/
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[12]: https://www.plaintextgroup.com
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