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Pi Store
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The Pi Store
was announced recently giving Raspberry Pi users the opportunity to download
applications, games, tools, and tutorials for their super-small-sized computer
system.
Users can
download or upload content through the X app from or into the Pi Store as
revealed through the Raspberry Pi blog. All content will be moderated before they
are added into the virtual shelves. Since the Raspberry Pi was primarily made
to increase the interest of kids into programming, it was necessary to moderate
the content on the Pi Store, which means you will not be able to find anything
that is not suitable for children.
According to
the announcement, the Pi Store is aimed at becoming a one-stop shop for all the
needs of Raspberry Pi users. It also allows beginners to easily get the hang of
using the system since it offers everything they would need free of charge.
The Pi Store
will also allow developers to charge for the applications that they upload
aside from offering them for free. It also features a tip jar where supporters
can ‘donate’ to continue support for quality yet free applications. For the moment
twenty-five titles are available for Raspberry Pi users, including FreeCiv,
LibreOffice, and Iridium Rising.
Although it
also offers despotify, the open-source Spotify client, it will be necessary to
get a Spotify Premium account in order for it to work. For the moment there are
no supercomputing apps available at the Pi Store even though one Raspberry Pi-based
supercomputer is already available in the market.
With the availability
of Raspberry Pi applications through the Pi Store, supporters are hoping that
it will eventually result to an increase in the number of users of the
mini-size computer system.
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