I like having the licence info on the show. It wouldn't really matter much if I can just look it up as I listen, but usually I listen to the podcast in situations where I can't -- such as driving a car. Having the licence info in there instantly puts a library into the right folder in my mind and if it seemed interesting for some GPLed project but is Apache-licence I might as well forget it, similarly if it is GPLed and would have been interesting for some non-GPLed project. I find this info quite useful and well worth that little bit of time.
Peter On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:34 PM, Weiqi Gao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Isn't "freetard" a derogatory term for Free Software advocates invented > by Fake Steve? I remember seeing the term only on that blog. > > Anyway, I don't think of it as a nice word. And for using it, the "This > Ain't Your Dad's Java" podcast deserves their "explicit" label in iTunes. :) > > As to whether to mention license terms when a product is talked about on > JavaPosse, my personal feeling is that it is not necessary. People can > figure that out by themselves. If you have that extra 900 milliseconds, > use it to talk about what the product does and how it does it. > > -- > Weiqi Gao > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.weiqigao.com/blog/ > > sherod wrote: >> I am interested in the license info, GPL vs non-GPL is very important >> in what I do. >> >> I've never seriously used the word 'freetard', i think it could get >> you into trouble in some circles. >> >> I prefer the traditional Australian judgment of 'bloody idiot'. >> >> On Nov 19, 8:46 am, DAemon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> At the risk of opening myself up to accusations of being a >>> 'freetard,'* the license of a project does help determine whether or >>> not I take a look at it, and it definitely affects whether I use it or >>> not (since the vast majority of my stuff at the moment is under the >>> GPL). >>> >>> *On another note, is anyone else completely unable to seriously use >>> that word thanks to This Ain't Your Dad's Java? They use it every >>> other sentence, and by the end of a podcast it loses all meaning. >>> >>> DAemon >>> >>> 2008/11/19 kibitzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> >>>> Dick wondered whether including the OSS licence type in news items is >>>> necessary. For myself, the licence type doesn't affect whether I go >>>> look at something so I'd happily leave it out. > > > > > -- What happened to Schroedinger's cat? My invisible saddled white dragon ate it. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" 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/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
