Re: bundling software with TSVN?

On 11/03/2008, Stefan.Fuhrmann_at_etas.com <Stefan.Fuhrmann_at_etas.com> wrote:

[snip long and considered arguments]

> If you want to give it a try - go for it! The outlook
> is excellent. Just don't start by trying to swim with
> the sharks (a.k.a ad companies) ...

What he said.

I don't believe anyone has anything against you making money from
TSVN. There are possibly more active developers now than there have
been in the past, but it is still very much your work and even if you
are the sole beneficiary of any income I don't think anyone would
begrudge that either.

I think there is a lot more we can do in terms of asking for a
donation. I agree with Lübbe that putting a suggested donation might
well help. At the moment donations are only mentioned on the website
and at the back of the manual. A reminder in the installer would not
hurt (but definitely not a nag screen).

There is no question that TSVN is worth a reasonable donation, but I
think most people don't think of it, don't get around to it or work
for companies that don't have corporate PayPal accounts ;-)

Bundling the shopping toolbar will make TSVN look bad in many people's
eyes, even if the app itself is benign. I refer you to section 3 of
http://tortoisesvn.net/why_spend_time_on_opensource_projects
written by a highly respected software developer ;-)

Simon

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