On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 3:09 AM, Raymond Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> > One thing I think everyone can appreciate is when there is an issue > concerning licensing that the responsible party does not turn around > on another list/group and make it sound like the "open source" people > are bad guys preventing others from doing what they want. > > The actually facts of the situation are that people should make an > effort to get things sorted out before they ever distribute any code > or binaries. Attempts by others to set things right means they are > well-intentioned, not the other way around as expressed on that > group. > > Shifting the burden of responsibility onto others is a good way to > have issues come back at you in the future. It really does not show > good intentions. > > I mean, how difficult would it have been to just mention there was a > problem > and that it would be fixed as things progress. Not very hard at all. So > there > was no need for trying to paint others as the culprits in some bad > situation > which the person brought on their self. > > Behavior like that just makes me even more inclined to fork an application > because I know that I will respect licenses and clear all the little issues > up. Plus I welcome discussion, whether agreeing or disagreeing with my > own views. > > If you want to discuss things you can do so by joining the Improvisor > mailing > list on the project (http://sf.net/projects/improvisor). Anybody can, > that includes Mr. Keller, because that is how people cooperate and > participate, by not shutting people out. > > Raymond > I suggest that Raymond keep picking the GPL issues of Impro-Visor, till everything is fixed. I'm not saying that Raymond should join now or that he can't have his fork, but I hope that at some point Raymond can join the Impro-Visor project and help improving Impro-Visor. Cause imho this will be the best for all parties including and especially the end-user. Regards, \r
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