5 Dec
2003
5 Dec
'03
2:23 p.m.
On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 09:55:59AM -0500, Rob wrote:
[snip]
I agree that the guy kinda sucks, but I'm also wondering if
people buying "his" software will, after discovering Audacity's
real identity, get exposed to other free software that way.
How about a splash screen in the next version that says something
like "If you bought this from someone on ebay, you got robbed!"
the first time you run it? Or, more positively, "For a free copy
of this and lots of other free Windows software, visit
gnuwin.epfl.ch or www.theopencd.org." At least that would force
him to either learn how to use a compiler or stay back at 1.0.
I suppose it depends on how much of a problem the developers
really consider this guy to be.
My first post to the list so be gentle, guys.
If Audacity were junk, it wouldn't matter if the guy offered it for
free. I record bird song and Audacity along with Snd are the only two
programs I need to do what I want. They are both great apps. Perhaps
if we get by the moral opprobrium of this situation, this situation
could be viewed as a public offering of superior linux apps which
have also been ported to windows? I doubt this is the last time we'll
see this happen. If there is a GPL violation then the guy needs to be
taken down. But if he lives within the license then we can't complain.
--
Jack Bowling
mailto: jbinpg(a)shaw.ca