---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gold Sky <[email protected]> Date: Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 4:18 AM Subject: Re: Floatbox code in your project To: byron <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected], [email protected]
Looks like the other co-author has removed the code from his version: http://code.google.com/p/easy2modx/source/detail?r=354 I can not access my part again since I've already been blocked. The Git updates are here: https://github.com/goldsky/Easy-2-Gallery/commit/71b7fb957a62815472d1eb74b4d9fe511eee15da https://github.com/goldsky/Easy-2-Gallery/commit/e24cd29d214da199d6329f5f795c5e680e62ba77 Now, who'll request to remove of the deletion status? Rico On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 1:49 AM, byron <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Rico, > > Thanks for getting back to me on this. I'm not offended that you included > the Floatbox code in your project. In fact, I suppose I should be bit > honoured that you found it worthwhile. But I still don't want my code there > because I don't want alternate distribution points for the Floatbox > software. The reasons are quite simple. I want people to have to agree to > the terms of use that they are presented with before downloading Floatbox > from my site, and I want people to be getting the latest, and hence most > capable and problem free, version of Floatbox. There is also the practical > matter that the Floatbox code is not open source and so should not be part > of nor posted in an open source project. The license terms for Floatbox > state "Any and all redistribution of the Floatbox software...is > prohibited...". > > I have no interest in seeing your project shut down, and in fact I hope and > trust that it can continue. My request is simply that you remove my > software from your project code and distribution. Instead of including > Floatbox directly, just tell folks that they need to obtain and install the > Floatbox package from http://randomous.com/floatbox/download. I think > this meets both our objectives. > > Cheers... > ...Byron > > > On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 10:30 AM, Gold Sky <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hello Byron, >> I'm Rico, co-author of Easy 2 Gallery, that has been shut down recently. >> I'm sorry for this delay reply, since I rarely check this email account. >> >> I started developing this project since the version 1.3.6. >> While the viewer boxes of the legacy 1.3.6 and below versions were >> unchanged, I started to update them without removing the key registration >> (after it started to 1.4.x version -- a direct jump from 1.3.6), with some >> thoughts: >> >> - I didn't change your original code >> - I didn't sale my project, or made any kind of profit from sharing >> it. >> - Your registration pop-up box for the unregistered script was not >> deleted, so all user should have always payed your Floatbox if they wanted >> to use it (you can test it by your self, because my script is *FREE*). >> - By leaving that registration pop-up untouched, I thought *the >> author(s) would be thankful *if someone buy the license because of my >> project. Apparently not. >> >> A honest note: >> Actually I've already moved this project to GitHub as well, as I started >> to use that instead of Google Code. >> https://github.com/goldsky/Easy-2-Gallery >> Here is your Floatbox: >> >> https://github.com/goldsky/Easy-2-Gallery/tree/develop/assets/libs/viewers/floatbox >> >> Do you want me to remove your code on that as well? >> Sure, what else do you want? >> Dude, I've managed to develop this for years *FOR FREE*, and this >> shutting down really makes me offended. >> (Damn, I just realized that I didn't even mention about our own project's >> license into the package). >> Now, I want to have a clean reputation, I want to have the page back, >> without that "Scheduled for deletion due to Violation of TOS." >> What term should I follow? >> >> Sincerely, >> Rico >> PS: my regular email account is goldsky [a t] fastmail [d o t] fm, if you >> want to email me directly. >> >> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 5:18 AM, byron <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I am the author and copyright holder for the Floatbox javascript effect >>> library. I notice that you have my software posted on the code.google site >>> and included in one of your projects there. >>> >>> http://code.google.com/p/easy2modx/source/browse/trunk/assets/libs/floatbox/?r=2#floatbox%253Fstate%253Dclosed >>> >>> You do not have permission to use my software in this way and the >>> Floatbox code is not open source. Please immediately remove all Floatbox >>> source code from your project and from the code.google servers. >>> >>> Thanks for your cooperation... >>> ...Byron McGregor >>> >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Project Hosting on Google Code" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-code-hosting?hl=en.
