You could argue that it's a closed beta, so it's for finding this stuff out...but yeah, I agree with you.
I just know how these threads can snowball, and I want to share my experience that oneforty is made by good people. Don't like it, don't sign, and of course raise concerns, but I would hate to see people start believing they have some evil plot to rule the world at our expense. -- ivey On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Andrew Badera <[email protected]> wrote: > > All else aside ... lawyers complicate things? Maybe, but you don't > launch a product/platform and expect commitment from outside parties > until YOU are happy with what YOUR lawyers have produced and thus YOU > are offering to the outside world. > > There's no defense for a questionable contract. You stand behind your > contract, or you don't publish it. Period. > > ∞ Andy Badera > ∞ +1 518-641-1280 > ∞ This email is: [ ] bloggable [x] ask first [ ] private > ∞ Google me: http://www.google.com/search?q=andrew%20badera > > > > On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 10:16 PM, Michael Ivey <[email protected]> > wrote: > > "OneForty is not a developer-friendly platform." > > > > I think this is a demonstrably false statement. All of my interactions > with > > Laura and the 140 team have been very positive, and she's made it clear > that > > they're working on the contract. Sometimes lawyers overcomplicate things, > > and it takes time to dial it back. > > > > And yes, when I claimed Twitpay I balked at the contract initially. We > don't > > have an app to sell, so none of it applied to us, and I knew Laura was > > working on it, so I went ahead with the registration. > > > > Whether you sign it or not, I hope people will give Laura and her team > time > > to sort this out. She's a good person, and has shown a real desire to > make > > something good here. > > > > -- ivey > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 8:24 PM, Duane Roelands <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > >> > >> I read it, and I was horrified. So, I logged into IRC and found two > >> members of the OneForty development team. I asked them to remove my > >> application from the directory. > >> > >> They refused. > >> > >> OneForty is not a developer-friendly platform. > >> > >> > >> > >> On Oct 8, 7:44 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > wow, somehow managed to totally miss that thread... thanks! > >> > > >> > On Oct 8, 6:07 pm, Dewald Pretorius <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > There's another thread herehttp://bit.ly/Owfvdwherethe developer > >> > > contract also raised some eyebrows. > >> > > >> > > Dewald > >> > > >> > > On Oct 8, 7:25 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > > >> > > > There has been a lot of buzz around OneForty.com and what it will > >> > > > mean > >> > > > for all of us Twitter app developers. However, some of the things > in > >> > > > their developer contract (that you have to agree to in order to > >> > > > claim > >> > > > your application on their side) gave us (Squeejee) pause after we > >> > > > decided to read the fine print. > >> > > >> > > > Please see read the contract for yourself > >> > > > (http://oneforty.com/terms/ > >> > > > publisher_contract), see our blog post with our concerns (http:// > >> > > > squeejee.com/blog/2009/10/08/questions-for-oneforty) and leave > your > >> > > > comments! > >> > > >> > > > Laura Fitton, the founder of oneforty.com, has been very > receptive > >> > > > and > >> > > > wants to engage in open dialogue about the contract. Please add to > >> > > > the > >> > > > discussion! > > >
