On Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 08:01:38PM +0200, Johannes Schindelin wrote: > It is not a bug. It is a message that tells the Windows user that this is > GPLed software, and that they are free to copy it. Windows users (and > developers on Windows are more of users than developers) are often not > aware of that fact. > > That is the reason why many Open Source projects do not bother on Linux, > but do bother on Windows. It's pointless and harmful to present any non-relevant information for users. I simply hate programs that waste my precious seconds. I want it NOW, not soon. Developers can tell the license if they want to distribute it, but users do not need it at all. > So I guess we simply disagree here. I disagree VIOLENTLY with you. I've been utterly struck with this Windows crap here.. I spent a day installing stupid trivial software and answering pointless EULAs. I REALLY REALLY hate extra questions.. This is my 20th reboot.. -- Heikki Orsila heikki.orsila@xxxxxx http://www.iki.fi/shd -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
