Re: Euphoria will be Free and Open Source!
- Posted by Pete Lomax <petelomax at blueyonder.co.uk> Sep 24, 2006
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On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 16:36:06 -0700, Robert Craig <guest at RapidEuphoria.com> wrote: >Pete Lomax wrote: >> If Rob stops making money from Eu, how >> long are www.rapideuphoria , EUforum, and the archives going to last? > >The buck or two per day ...is not exactly a strong incentive... >that I make from Google ads easily >covers the cost of shared hosting and domain name registration >for RapidEuphoria.com and ListFilter.com. Actually, RapidEuphoria.com >is all paid up until August 2010 as far as the domain name is concerned. > >> I am not saying that Rob has any such intentions right now, but think >> about it: why would anyone remove a money-making millstone from around >> their neck but keep the much-less-money-making one going? > >Fame? Glory? You may joke but... Nice to know we have 4 years "in the kitty"... I still think there is a huge divide between the front and back ends, as you obviously felt when 2.5 was released. It is only the front end that actually empowers users, assuming of course that the back end is turing-complete, and that you have a method of allowing an open source front end to use a closed source back end, which I guess you don't. Looking back at the 2.3 source licence, comparing it to 2.5 (both of which I felt were too restrictive), now this, seems you are throwing in the towel, but I guess I have to accept it is your choice. Regards, Pete