Dave Phillips wrote: > Ralf Mardorf wrote: > >> Hi David, Daniel, Quentin and list :) >> >> if I'm not mistaken you David are author for a linux magazine. Someone >> is using the source code of LMMS to make money and it seems to be >> legal and it might be an advantage to spread this software, anyhow, I >> do feel bad with this situation. I'm not a user of LMMS, but I know >> that LMMS is one of the really good FLOSS projects, it fits to the >> needs of many musicians. >> >> There is something called 'Beatmachine', >> http://www.beatmachinepro.com/, and as I have written before, there >> seems to be nothing criminal with this, but if someone can sell it, it >> seems to be an application that is wanted by users and I guess it >> would be fair to donate the original coders too. >> >> >> > > Greetings, > > I've read the threads regarding this issue, and I must say that the > BeatMachine guy has at least indicated his willingness to abide by the > GPL and to return some of his profits to the LMMS community. So far he > claims he's made $0.00US, though of course we have no way to check his > receipts. Based upon his willingness to correspond with his critics and > detractors I'm willing to cut him some slack. > > He's clear about his intended target market, i.e. Windows-based > hobbyists who aren't seriously into music creation but who want to have > fun making beats and groove patterns. Apparently he adds some value to > the package by including some custom sample sets, but I have not > verified this yet. > > Personally I find it a bit reprehensible that the BeatMachine Web site > doesn't mention LMMS nor does it indicate that the source code is > available (not that it would matter to the intended market). Do you think he would sell anything if he says, you also can download it for free here?
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