I must test out a few plugins created by others. I want to test them separately, i.e on default spaces, and include them if they fulfill my needs.
Is it OK to simply create a space with an established plugin name and put up that plugin there? The question is probably more about the name napping aspect than the right to (re-)publish it. I understand it is legally OK but with the creation of tiddlyspace we're on unchartered waters regarding best practice, what will maximize the benefit of the community and TW etc. It is also an issue because a plugin (or any code), published for inclusion on tiddlyspace - but not by the creator - will eventually get outdated and tiddlyspace users will continue to use it. And if the original author is not the space creator then he may not be able to update it even if he wants to. I know of at least one prominent plugin author who earlier has expressed annoyance when people copy plugins from other sources than the original only to get an outdated one and then complain about it. This phenomenon is likely to increase on tiddlyspace if not dealt with. Maybe this will be solved with some kind of webcrawling thingy, locating and converting existing remode plugins to tiddlyspace ones (and either update existing ones or creating a new space for it) but for now I see problems looming. Maybe an intermediate solution like including the original author as a member will suffice? (But one must know his tspace name... Maybe backstage could list at least the more prominent coders names?) Or maybe a clause stating that creators have a right to contact Osmosoft and gain access to code that is exclusively written by them (i.e single plugin spaces) and using their established plugin name?.... (To some extent I guess this is also a call for creators to publish their used-by-others-stuff on tiddlyspace.) Thank you. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To post to this group, send email to tiddlyw...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki?hl=en.
