16 Mar
2006
16 Mar
'06
6:59 p.m.
Petter Sundlöf wrote:
The issue here is really if this mailing list is the
appropriate place
to advertise commercial and non-free products.
Because we usually deal with free/open source software on these lists,
and a large portion of the people here share music under a free license.
Since the original posting here was about a commercial product, I
thought it was inappropriate ('cause spam isn't allow, I can't see how
this is any different) and wondered if he might be interested in
reciprocating to the community in a more libre way.
(I only asked this because I only use free software and liberated
resources (sounds, samples, patches et cetera) and most of my friends do
too; we release our materials under free license).
Just wanted to explain my reason for asking him. I didn't want to tell
him NOT to ask for money for his product (however I do question the
appropriateness of posting it here).
This is the Linux Audio Users list - the item is potentially of interest
to Linux Audio Users. Don't say nuffin' about _having_ to be cost-free.
I don't think the announcement was half as off-topic as most of the
debate that has followed it. ;)
cheers,
tim hall