On Sun, Dec 16, 2018 at 1:32 PM David Roesel <roesel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > no, fman is indeed not open-source, but as far as I understand, there is > good reason for it. There is a single developer behind the program trying > to make a living from working on the program and he believes this would not > be possible if it were open source. The program itself is usable without a > license and the author transparently promises to open-source the program in > case the development stops ( > https://fman.io/blog/transparency/#open-source-promise). > > To me, this seems a fair approach conisdering the circumstances. It's certainly a fair approach. All developers should be free to choose a license and model they believe is best for them and their users. However, in my opinion, the approach for fman makes it unsuitable for coverage in Fedora Magazine. -- Paul _______________________________________________ Fedora Magazine mailing list -- magazine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to magazine-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/magazine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
