Simon Peter: AppImageKit Documentation 1.0. (PDF; 38 kB) PortableLinuxApps.org, 2010, S. 2–3, archiviert vom Original (nicht mehr online verfügbar) am 29. November 2010; abgerufen am 29. Juli 2011 (englisch): „The AppImage format has been created with specific objectives in mind: Be Simple [...] Maintain binary compatibility [...] Be distribution-agnostic [...] Remove the need for installation [...] Allow to put apps anywhere [...] Do not require recompilation [...] Keep base operating system untouched [...] Do not require root [...]“
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Simon Peter: AppImageKit Documentation 1.0. (PDF; 38 kB) PortableLinuxApps.org, 2010, S. 2–3, archiviert vom Original (nicht mehr online verfügbar) am 29. November 2010; abgerufen am 29. Juli 2011 (englisch): „The AppImage format has been created with specific objectives in mind: Be Simple [...] Maintain binary compatibility [...] Be distribution-agnostic [...] Remove the need for installation [...] Allow to put apps anywhere [...] Do not require recompilation [...] Keep base operating system untouched [...] Do not require root [...]“