[QGIS-Developer] Microsoft Store distribution for QGIS

[Greg Troxel]

Yaw Mensah via QGIS-Developer <qgis-developer at lists.osgeo.org> writes:

> I was wondering whether distributing QGIS Desktop through the Microsoft
> Store has been considered before.
>
> I have some experience packaging and publishing Windows applications
> through the Microsoft Store and would be interested in helping investigate
> this as an additional distribution option for QGIS.
>
> Before I start experimenting with a package, I wanted to ask whether there
> are known blockers or project concerns around this, particularly regarding
> dependencies, signing, updates, or maintaining an additional distribution
> channel.

Can you explain how the IP terms work?  When people get binaries
through the store, are they able to redisribute them to other people?
  - Do they have the technical ability to copy?
  - Is there anything in the MS Store terms that prohibit such copying?

I have no idea what the answers are here, but I think it's always an
important question when considering distribution methods.

(That's all assuming that qgis continues to be licensed under GPL2!)