OK, full disclosure on this... we're not lawyers. We're regular people trying to make a cool product and a business out of something we started on our own. We're learning as we go. There are definitely some things that we hope to clarify on our website and in our licensing agreement (that thing that most people just click OK on and never read).
There are many things in the original Mac version of FireANT that have changed since we first started the project. We had not chosen a license at the time we released it in January, and in fact we're still trying to figure out the wild world of software licensing in many ways. We originally wanted to go with an open source license (there are many many different kinds and it can be very difficult to figure out), but ultimately we were not able to work out how to sustain a business and keep producing FireAnt under an open source license. We work incredibly hard to make this product for free, and we intend it always to be free. We want to spend all our time doing this and not have to have other jobs to eat and pay the rent. This is not easy. So we need to figure out ways to remain sustainable while giving away all our time and energy to a free product. The amazing thing is that this is even possible. Open source is about more than source code. Its about sharing knowledge and resources too. I think we do way more than our fair share in terms of education and outreach. I think this is way more effective than giving away source code. What we want is for more people to become videobloggers. To begin creating and sharing media. It is to this end that we are dedicating our energies. -Josh On 9/8/05, Andreas Haugstrup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 09 Sep 2005 00:25:23 +0200, Steve Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > The readme file for the fireant download mac version on your website, > > and it still says '• ANT is freeware. It will be open source.' > > What's worse is that the 'About FireANT' section in the Windows version > has no mention of Creative Commons at all. It says 'Copyright 2005 > ANTisNOTTV, All Rights Reserved'. That should be changed if FireANT is > licensed under Creative Commons. > > > Can anybody knowledgeable in license issues tell me whether the use of > > the copyright symbol on the 'about fireant' screen in mac version > > 1.0b3, contradicts in any way any of the other licensing stuff? > > It doesn't. You don't give away your copyright when you choose a CC > license. It is just that, a license. > > > To apply that point more generally, if I use a creative commons > > license for my videoblog, and I also put a copyright message on a > > title in the videoblog, is it a license mess and invalid combination? > > No. This is why you see the trademark 'Copyright 2005. Some Rights > Reserved' on CC licensed content. You don't give up all your copyrights - > you voluntarily give up *some* of your rights. > > - Andreas > -- > <URL: http://www.solitude.dk/ > > Commentary on media, communication, culture and technology. > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the digital divide today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/cd_AJB/QnQLAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
