Re: The relation with gnomefiles.org

[David Neary <dneary free fr>]

Hi,

Eugenia Loli-Queru wrote:
> GnomeFiles.org is a GTK software repository. It might have the word
> "gnome" in it, but the goal was always to list all GTK-dependant
> applications. And that includes wxWidgets, Java SWT and other binded
> apps that depend on GTK. As GTK is LGPL, the goal was from the beginning
> to list all of these applications without prejudice.

Of course, as its your site, you are free to list anything you want. But
listing non-free software is, for me, reason enough for the site to be
clearly a third-party site, with no link to the GNOME project.

Santiago has a good point about your usage of the GNOME trademark, but
honestly, I don't want the trademark to be a weapon we yield. I do want
the trademark to be a mark of quality, and perhaps you might want to
reconsider your policy of taking all comers.

> Besides, the fact that Gnome is GPL, *does not* mean that most of the
> Gnome users don't want to run non-free apps. I am using Gnome just fine,
> and so are many of my friends, and we _do_ use some non-free apps here
> and there. It is only safe to assume that many other Gnome users are
> doing the same. And so it would be a disservice to these users to remove
> non-Free apps, apps that they might need to do their job.

>From my point of view, it would be a service to those users, as it helps
them avoid the unfortunate possibility of becoming dependent on non-free
software like VMWare layer, because they think it's free software after
seeing it on your site.

Cheers,
Dave.

-- 
Dave Neary
bolsh gimp org
Lyon, France