Woah there. I think ppl are getting a bit carried away here. Idaya are NOT charging for freeVSD and will NEVER charge for freeVSD. However, they are trying to find ways to make money including Windows GUI tools and a convenient distribution CDROM - and who can blame them?
The only thing I am concerned about is the following.... Where the hell is freeVSD 1.4.10? Why is it not advertised on www.freevsd.org? It is included on the CDROM so what excuse do you have for not putting it on the web site (other than trying to make money out of ppl who want the latest version)? If its stable enough for a distro CDROM then its stable enough to advertise on the web site and post the RPMs to ftp (not just CVS) Regards, Ben Kennish [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.fubra.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wim Godden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 10:11 AM Subject: Re: GPL or not? > Then where's the GPL in this thing ? Some of the people on this list have helped in > development, submitting patches and stuff. Are you now going to make money with > their code ? > > Damion Parry wrote: > > > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- > > ------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
