Sorry to bring up an old thread (I've been on holiday), but I was wondering if people would want, be prepared to pay for a *NIX native client for freeVSD?
Just curious, Damion. FreeVSD wrote: > > Idaya: > > I see that 1.4.10 is currently in CVS but not available for download from > the freevsd.org site? What is the reason for this? > > On the surface, it seems to be attempts to have people purchase the CDROM > instead. I realize that you guys are looking to be in business selling this > distribution, but if you do intend to be an open source company, it seems > you should do what all open source companies that use the GPL do: "make it > available" just as the license says you should. > > Redhat just released 7.2. It's available for download now. You still > cannot buy the box set anywhere. That's because it's easier to download > that to ship. > > I came to this project for 3 reasons: > 1. It provides a great solution that our company can use for commercial > purposes. > 2. It is open source GPL and freely available. > 3. If we really need it, we can hire Idaya for services and products. > > It seems that #2 is being manipulated slightly. Of course I may be > completely off here. It's just an impression. > > I love the project and I will continue to support it. But I thought that I > should voice my concerns on this. As the member of another open source > project (http://www.phpshop.org), I know how troubling it is to see your > work being used for commercial purposes. You think that so much work went > in and not much comes back. But if it is going to be open source, then you > should go all the way. > > Thanks for such a wonderful project! > > Pablo > > ------------------------- The freeVSD Support List -------------------------- > Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=subscribe%20freevsd-support > Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=unsubscribe%20freevsd-support > Archives: http://freevsd.org/support/mail-archives/freevsd-support > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- The freeVSD Support List -------------------------- Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=subscribe%20freevsd-support Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=unsubscribe%20freevsd-support Archives: http://freevsd.org/support/mail-archives/freevsd-support -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
