OpenEuphoria

Re: request to ban 'no source' contributions

• Posted by "William Heimbigner" <icxcnika at hotpop.com> Sep 23, 2004
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cklester" <guest at RapidEuphoria.com>
To: <EUforum at topica.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 6:46 AM
Subject: Re: request to ban 'no source' contributions


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> posted by: cklester <cklester at yahoo.com>
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> Brian Broker wrote:
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> > Now that I've thought about it more, I'd actually like to suggest that
> > 'no source' submissions not be allowed to the Eu archives.  My feeling
> > is that the archives should be a resource for learning.
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> The archives are simply that: an archive of Euphoria programs,
> source or not. Source is not required to show-off a Euphoria program's
> features.
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> I do understand your concern about running closed-source programs.
However,
> I trust that Rob would not post something to the archive that will be
> damaging to my PC. That's why I don't mind closed-source programs...
> they're coming from a site I can trust.
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> > If you want to secure your source then it should be held on your own
site
> > with your own terms.  Maybe a place like download.com or tucows.com
would
> > suit your needs if you don't like to share.
>
> I think download.com charges for hosting (right William?). I don't know
> about the others.
>
Grrrr... damn right... for the 'minimum, basic, no good, crap' service, its
$70 or $90 per submission. That includes both new programs and upgrades. >8(
> Software authors are not required to share their source. I've got several
> contributions in the archive, all open source, but there are projects on
> the board that I will submit that I will not reveal the source.
>
> (I also have projects I won't (or can't) submit to the archive that won't
> be open source... code written under contract for commercial reasons. :) )
>
> -=ck
> "Programming in a state of EUPHORIA."
> http://www.cklester.com/euphoria/
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