Hi Johnson, > 1) Jack don't want to let people think his work is "a part of > FreeDOS", he didn't ask ALL the people to remove the XDMA source, just > don't want it on FreeDOS server
Fewer people will use XDMA when it is no longer included with FreeDOS. > 2) He didn't limit anyone to use the XDMA source, you can get a copy > anywhere and modify it, he allow Anywhere includes FreeDOS. And Johnson, you no longer have XDMA online, so the ONLY place where I can still get XDMA is from FreeDOS. So you should be happy that Jim refused to delete it. > 3) Jim Hall insist he have the right to host the XDMA, I agree GPL > grant the right to distribute the source and the binary, but I explain > to Jim Hall that if he insist, Jack will "take action" to reflect his > dissatisfy, finally because Jim Hall still keep the XDMA on Ibiblio > server, Jack stop release update XDMA, he change the program name, > change the license and closed the source Arguably. If we had deleted our copies, Jack would probably have made XDMA, sorry, QDMA closed source 3 weeks later, because he would have been upset about somebody else, but it would not have made a big difference in the end. And, by the way, Ibiblio is NOT FreeDOS. It is an archive of nice and useful software in general. > author was unhappy because of some reasons, he didn't go crazy and ask > everybody to remove the source and binary, he did it with REASONS. Whatever his reasons are, I still disagree with his wish to punish the world (he wanted that nobody can see XDMA sources anymore) because he is unhappy with a few people of FreeDOS. That's not professional. Even though he might be a very professional programmer, it is hard to deal with him personally. You should understand that Jim and others have given up trying to keep Jack happy, basically. I tend to join them. Eric PS: Jack does not violate GPL, but GPL violates the wish of Jack. As Lucho said, this is bad luck for Jack but might be good luck for XDMA. ------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
