Can I call you a 'pirate' if you do share his fridge?
Joking aside I think that you may have missed the point here. When I write an app for OpenMoko _if_ I decided to ask for money for that app I'm the sort of guy who wouldn't mind if someone else shared it with friends, modified the code etc. Hopefully they will send changes back to me. I believe the idea being put forward is to offer a market place where free software can be sold on the basis that a user would like to express their gratitude and that hopefully the marketplace will also be the easiest way to get hold of an application. You could in many ways consider the market place to have failed if it is easier for joe blogs user to get the software from another source. I am, obviously, not refering to proprietary software. If you want to sell that through the market place then it should be just as easy. if you want drm to lock down your app then I don't want that in any way to impact ease of use of the market place - deal with that yourself. I am guessing that people more idealistic or eloquent then I will explain the moral dilema of providing proprietary software, and supporting it. I am not sure it's something that needs to get flamed here. In summary: The market place should be so simple to use that is always the easiest and quickest place for average users to get hold of apps. -Pete On 26/01/07, Dean Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dave, whilst all software is free - rent isn't (oh and that nasty habit of eating every 6-8 hours is a real bitch as well). Of course there will be commercial software available for the OpenMoko community. And once a developer puts a price on an application, should you 'share' or 'unauthorise copy' an application then you are a pirate. Unless of course you don't mind me coming over and 'sharing' your refrigerator. Regards, Dean Collins Cognation Pty Ltd [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1-212-203-4357 Ph +1-917-207-3420 Mb +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Crossland Sent: Friday, 26 January 2007 10:55 AM To: OpenMoko Subject: Re: Possibilities for commercial software? On 26/01/07, Ortwin Regel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Two guys I know invested time into porting their game from PalmOS to > phones. It didn't sell at all but was pirated quite a lot. Proprietary software developers often refer to unauthorised copying as "piracy." This terms implies that copying is ethically equivalent to attacking ships on the high seas, kidnapping and murdering the people on them. If you don't believe that sharing is just like kidnapping and murder, you might prefer not to use the word "piracy" to describe it. There are neutral terms, like "unauthorized copying," and positive terms like "sharing with friends." > That's why I think that a central "official" marketplace with fair > rates for developers would be a good idea. I think that selling free software is a great idea, and totally support a central "official" marketplace that allows developers to recieve money for their great work. I do not think that proprietary software should be allowed though, because it contradicts the spirit of "free your phone" -- Regards, Dave _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
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