Brainpower wrote:to charge for the weekly client change fix. You have to pay monthly for the amount of bots you are using.
The only decent official RO server I've seen wasn't free to play anyway, ironically.
Brainpower wrote:Openkore is licensed under GNU and is an opensource project, which means you're NOT allowed to charge for it.
Well, for all of you who don't know what GNU is, here's the link which is even located in the openkore SVN ->
http://openkore.svn.sourceforge.net/vie ... iew=markup
kLabMouse wrote:This all is against GNU License, that OpenKore uses.
Barioth wrote:I do think that charging for being able to connect goes against all of that "opensource, free, etc" stuff.
5e13ct wrote:want to charge for something that follows the GNU license?
ZangetsuGM wrote:2 mercenaries are trying to profit from the situation!
5e13ct wrote:why they want to charge something on a system that governs the GNU license.
5e13ct wrote:yet they can not charge for something they did not create, but rather just get something that already exists and created by others, such as tools that make the possibility of using the kore.
soad5 wrote:The Openkore is being charged by the responsible OpenKore in Brazil and it is against the "principles" of openkore.com.
kLabMouse wrote:are trying to Sell their Services and Code Changes
5e13ct wrote:they are not required to maintain a community, but they are required to maintain a community in the right way when it proposes to do her part, strictly following the GNU license.
Daedalus wrote:charging fees for a SOLELY personal money gain instead of a community money gain is pathetic, as well as breaking our mindset in form of the GNU license, even if it is meant to harass the people who contribute nothing and make their loans out of this project.
Don Delavitto wrote:it is not ok to grab the code of openkore and implement a fix for the server for cash.
5e13ct wrote:other developers can take towards the project BRO, if you are wanting to charge for something that is not theirs.
5e13ct wrote:Charging for something that follows the GNU
future_cool wrote:because of people like that out instead of wanting to help take advantage of the situation for profit.
Don Delavitto wrote:But everything they said here, it is still breaking GNU license.
Don Delavitto wrote:restrain the solution to acess in exchange for cash is against GNU
Brainpower wrote:So you're not charging for the software but a part of the software code? This is against the GNU, read yourself.
Brainpower wrote:but this doesn't mean you have to change an open source project and make it paid.
Brainpower wrote:Sorry, but you're offering the fix, this is a part/edit of the orginal OpenKore source code which means it violates the GNU license.
Brainpower wrote:This is a simple discussing thread about the violence of the GNU license.
Brainpower wrote:Again, this is GNU licensed, they are simply NOT allowed to charge for changes on the SVN.
So, you didn't read the license before using our software.
GPL has nothing about selling.
Selling GPL software is perfectly fine as long as you follow GPL terms.
Selling support or solutions for GPL software is perfectly fine, too.
kLabMouse wrote:What I Demand. Is to follow that Rule, and Show modifications in bRO.pm to public!
DIY, nothing in GPL prevents you from showing that or even "contributing" all these modifications back to openkore.
kLabMouse wrote:Else, I will force openkore.br to be taken down, along will all the links there.
Scary! Are you the governing organization over .br zone or just a super hacker?
Don Delavitto wrote:It is illegal...
Illegal under which jurisdiction?
Don Delavitto wrote:It is illegal as visual kore was
AFAIK VisualKore was from the same authors so they can do what they please (for example, relicense. Rewriting code where needed).
Barioth wrote:They weren't charging for an update, they were charging for a connection, something very common here. There are lots of Remote Poseidon sellers and no one complains about it
kLabMouse wrote:The Only Thing I companied, is that GPLv2 code should stay open.
Selling Poseidon-as-a-service is perfectly fine, even if they're using changed Poseidon, as it's not under something like AGPL.
Don Delavitto wrote:I did not wanned to quote it here, but since you are so avid to make your point, it is funny that you are saying that you are not selling openkore, but in the chat a few minutes ago, you said "i can sell that fix anytime without breaking the GNU licese". Super.
It can be, if it's a Poseidon service and related configurations, for example.
5e13ct wrote:I'll be working again to relearn the technology base of kore and all its mechanics, and thus provide something that is governed by the GNU foundation, as is the intention of this community.
Okay.
5e13ct wrote:thus provide something that is governed by the GNU foundation, as is the intention of this community.
Wait, when we did become
governed by "GNU foundation"... you mean Free Software Foundation?
Don Delavitto wrote:but at least change the name of the service
I agree with this,
if it's really something diverging from openkore. It doesn't look like that.
Don Delavitto wrote:of the service
Wait, service?
5e13ct wrote:I wish the administrators here kore, take some action on administrators who are here and are the kore.br, even taking hands updates, do not offer, I think they should lose their jobs this forum because they do not follow the rules.
Not against rules of this place.
5e13ct wrote:I wonder what procedure to become collaborator in this project, and the specific area is closed?
Just do something (useful) and share your stuff there. There is no procedure.
Don Delavitto wrote:Another point, will these users still be abble to commit to svn? I think they could continue as ordinary users of the openkore international comunity, but since some user could release a patch anytime that would break one of their sources of money, they could keep it away from being released since it could affect their bussiness.
Sounds like a real problem, since there's no history and no way to inspect or revert changes.
GhOsT_FoKer wrote:It's sad to see a project finish just because some mercenaries want money.
Brainpower wrote:And do you guys think making some money of a GNU licensed software is better for the community?
Won't they try to keep it working if they really would make money from that? No, you rather choose no working openkore.
Fat4LitY wrote:doesn't want anyone discussing ways to the solution
Discuss it here on openkore.com, wouldn't you? Why you always need to make some drama on obscure (to us) website and then go here with complaints?
Fat4LitY wrote:he keeps with a huge lack of patience, insults everyone and ban people for any kind of reason, things he would NEVER make in his real life.
You know him in person, to be able to tell something like that?
Service providers: go with it! Just make sure you're not violating GPL. You probably can contribute most of your changes back safely.
Complainants: nothing stops you from ignoring these sellers and developing your own stuff. Moderators of some non-openkore.com place can't stop you from posting here.
I don't know any details of who sells what. Can you provide an example of what you were about to get if you "buy" that?