Re: Pitch: Introducing fman, a minimalistic dual-pane file manager

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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
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