Re: Non-free programs

[Sri Ramkrishna <sri aracnet com>]

I'm more of the opinion that we keep with Free Software related software
only on www.gnome.org.  The reason being, free software authors are
putting hard work into putting out a quality product with no intent on
making a profit from the source code.  They should be celebrated and be
given official GNOME recognition.

The commercial products can find other avenues to advertise their projects
since they have a revenue stream.  We have 3rd party resources like
www.gnomedesktop.com, lwn.net and freshmeat to showcase their products.
There are other resources for commericial software let them use it.

sri

On 10 Jun 2002, Steve Fox wrote:

> Date: 10 Jun 2002 22:11:10 -0500
> From: Steve Fox <drfickle k-lug org>
> To: rms gnu org
> Cc: foundation list <foundation-list gnome org>
> Subject: Re: Non-free programs
>
> On Mon, 2002-06-10 at 18:44, Richard Stallman wrote:
> >
> > The issue here is a completely separate one: whether to recommend
> > specific non-free programs as solutions to problems.  Saying we won't
> > sue someone for linking the GNOME libraries into a non-free program is
> > one thing; actually recommending that non-free program to users is
> > another matter.
>
> Thank you for your input Richard. Before I implement anything I would
> like to hear from other Foundation members, especially members of the
> Board.
>
> I feel that if we continue to ignore this important topic (which is
> evidenced by the fact that nobody else has responded to this thread),
> this issue will continue to arise over time. Judging from the number of
> responses in favor of mentioning Star Office in the GNOME Summaries, I
> do not want to change anything until an official position is given.
>
> --
>
> Steve Fox
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