Re: getting hardware data
- Posted by EUWX May 28, 2012
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(probably going to have a lot of huffing about what open source really is now, but never mind)
Chris
You and CK Lester as admins for an open source project.
Someone comes along and uses that project to not only
make a profit for themselves (OK) but make their product
closed source (dodgy) and protected (even more dodgy).
If I make contributions to Euphoria it is to an open-source
project. I understand people may want to use that software
for profit, and I don't have a problem with that.
I do have some problem with the program being closed source,
but that is a recognised user choice. I really think that
hardware dongles are far beyond what is acceptable.
Euphoric gave advice how to do this with no recognition that
the request was in any way out of order.
It's sheer exploitation on Hacker's part. No one gets paid for open-source development. feel that people are perfectly entitled to produce closed source protected software for profit using open source then I wonder how it is that you can j
I think you have a big problem understanding what Open Source Licenses are.
There are various types and levels; some are more permissive than others, regarding the usage, e.g.
1. Use it to create your own executables and distribute it free with the same license;
2. Use it to create your own executables and distribute it free and give your source and the original source code to the end user;
3. Use it to create your own executables and charge for it but give your source and the original source code to the end user;
4. Use it to create your own executables and charge for it but give only the original source code to the end user;
5. Use it to create your own executables and charge for it but alert the end user to the original software used to create your product;
6. Use it completely for home and personal use only;
7. Use it for personal and commercial use unrestricted, but do not sell your own created application;
8. Use it totally unrestricted.
It is quite obvious that you have not used "Open source" software from other sources to realize the differences in Licenses.
If you want to contribute to Euphoria or to any Open Source project, YOU as the contributor have to know what the rules are and then decide whether to contribute or not. There is no point in attacking the current moderators and developers. You join an organization accepting their rules first, and then try to change from within or not join at all.
The insane criticism you have showered will hopefully be stopped by the authorities here.
