> > > This is really the problem, isn't it? Not to be mean or anything, but > > > I actually think you'll be better off simply going traditional. Don't > > > opensource at all. > > > well i don't have any problems releasing the sourcecode. > > That shows that you have not understood "Open Source". Open source is > not just about releasing source code. It's also about allowing forks. > If you don't allow forks, you're not open-source. That's a matter of > definition. It doesn't get much simpler than that.
The "problem" that Ali seems to be facing is not, I think, that he is not aware of what is considered Open Source/Free Software. He just wants to not have to deal with the facets of it that may feel less than fine. One common misconception, I think, is that free software and the people in that world, are considered "nicer" by some standard. That is; we're not just supposed to play by the rules, we are supposed to play extremely fair. Am I making sense? Ali seems to remember a time were this was actually the case, and feels that it is no longer so. I don't know if this is correct, but it really does not matter. Free software is by no means a nice world where we're all pals and so on. It may be a very cruel world where forks take your pride away from you. That may feel horrible. But it's a world that produces the best software known to man. I love to be a part of that and frankly Ali, I suggest you consider that too. /Fredrik Persson
