Re: Any update on Mckoi's status?
Alexander Molochnikov <[email protected]> Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:17:23 -0700
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----df57536b47c672f3394 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Richard, I never said McKoi was "no good". Rather, I believe it is its future that is in question. I, for one, would never attempt to keep the ball rolling on something that has two licenses, one GPL, and one commercial. First, the ambiguity of licensing will have to be resolved, with the commercial license dropped. Second, I would not touch the GPLed stuff either. It is too restrictive for the third party to carry on the development, and usually is a big NO-NO in any commercial environment. If McKoi is to be given a new life, it would have to be rebranded as LGPL first. But with the original developers being absent, this is pretty much dead in the water. Alex Molochnikov ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard S. Hall" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, January 28, 2008 4:37 pm Subject: Re: Any update on Mckoi's status? To: [email protected] > Alexander Molochnikov wrote: > > The silence is deafening... > I think that is not the right way to look at it. There are lots > of people that take over "dead" or "non-responsive" projects, e.g., > AtheOS->Syllable, Handbrake->MediaFork (now merged back in), > Compiere->Adempiere, etc. > > As I said, "dead" doesn't equate to "not good", sometimes people > just run out of time. > > -> richard ----df57536b47c672f3394 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <DIV>Richard,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I never said McKoi was "no good". Rather, I believe it is its future that is in question. I, for one, would never attempt to keep the ball rolling on something that has two licenses, one GPL, and one commercial. First, the ambiguity of licensing will have to be resolved, with the commercial license dropped. Second, I would not touch the GPLed stuff either. It is too restrictive for the third party to carry on the development, and usually is a big NO-NO in any commercial environment.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If McKoi is to be given a new life, it would have to be rebranded as LGPL first. But with the original developers being absent, this is pretty much dead in the water.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Alex Molochnikov<BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Richard S. Hall" <[email protected]><BR>Date: Monday, January 28, 2008 4:37 pm<BR>Subject: Re: Any update on Mckoi's status?<BR>To: [email protected]<BR><BR>> Alexander Molochnikov wrote:<BR>> > The silence is deafening...<BR></DIV> <DIV>> I think that is not the right way to look at it. There are lots <BR>> of people that take over "dead" or "non-responsive" projects, e.g., <BR>> AtheOS->Syllable, Handbrake->MediaFork (now merged back in), <BR>> Compiere->Adempiere, etc.<BR>> <BR>> As I said, "dead" doesn't equate to "not good", sometimes people <BR>> just run out of time.<BR>> <BR>> -> richard</DIV> ----df57536b47c672f3394--