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Re: bundling software with TSVN?

From: Alexander Klenin <klenin_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:47:59 +1000

On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 11:22 PM, Stefan Küng <tortoisesvn_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I think I asked the wrong question last time. Of course you're all
> against bundling anything with TSVN. Heck, I remember people complaining
> that we 'bundled' TortoiseMerge. And considering that I was asking about
> bundling something *unrelated* to TSVN I should have known your answer.
>
> So, let me rephrase the question:
> Assuming we would include some commercial toolbar in the TSVN installer
> (*not* spy/mal/adware, so stop calling it that) and that the
> installation of the toolbar would be optional: would you stop using TSVN?

Stop using -- no, I have no problems with using "non-free" programs.
Stop contributing -- yes, since the overall license will be unclear.
(surely it could not be GPL without the source for the additional toolbar).
But it can be fixed easily by re-licensing to LGPL.

> P.S. Some of you might want to take a look at this:
> http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/13-It-Pays-Money.aspx

As I said, I have no objections against anybody selling out,
but the price should be right.
Would it _really_ bring you some sizeable income?
At least a 10% of the one quoted in the comics?
Then, by all means, ignore our babbling and go ahead.
Otherwise, do not bother ;-)

-- 
Alexander S. Klenin
Insight Experts Ltd.
Received on 2008-03-11 14:48:10 CET

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