Comments on: Peach of Immortality http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/05/09/peach-of-immortality/ My opinions only. I do not represent any organization in this publication. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:56:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Linksvayer http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/05/09/peach-of-immortality/#comment-100774 Mike Linksvayer Mon, 24 May 2010 17:43:06 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/05/09/peach-of-immortality/#comment-100774 Yaro, I thought that Gnash more or less sucked, but then I realized the devs seem to be more excited about getting running on a bunch of devices moreso than web browser embed we expect -- watch the lead dev's <a href="http://groups.fsf.org/wiki/Rob_Savoye_%28LP09%29" rel="nofollow">presentation at LibrePlanet 2009</a>. Which is cool on its own and they can do whatever they want. Not sure how much this has to do with Gnash's seeming slow progress, just a theory. Could be that there's just a huge amount to implement and Flash is a moving target. This also seemed to be the case with free Java replacements prior to Sun releasing OpenJDK, and somewhat the case with Mono relative to .NET, though I've followed that even less closely. You really prefer proprietary to permissive (BSD)? Surely not, but that's what your wording implies. Yaro,

I thought that Gnash more or less sucked, but then I realized the devs seem to be more excited about getting running on a bunch of devices moreso than web browser embed we expect — watch the lead dev’s presentation at LibrePlanet 2009. Which is cool on its own and they can do whatever they want. Not sure how much this has to do with Gnash’s seeming slow progress, just a theory. Could be that there’s just a huge amount to implement and Flash is a moving target. This also seemed to be the case with free Java replacements prior to Sun releasing OpenJDK, and somewhat the case with Mono relative to .NET, though I’ve followed that even less closely.

You really prefer proprietary to permissive (BSD)? Surely not, but that’s what your wording implies.

]]> By: Yaro Kasear http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/05/09/peach-of-immortality/#comment-100772 Yaro Kasear Mon, 24 May 2010 01:52:29 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/05/09/peach-of-immortality/#comment-100772 It's 2010 and gnash STILL sucks. How can one screw up development of an alternative to something that has its full specs open and available to developers to make Flash alternatives? No seriously, they can use the SPECS and they still have managed to screw it up. That said, I much prefer the GPL to proprietary licenses, and MUCH much more prefer it to licenses that are practically designed to give your code away to others without considerations like KEEPING it open like the BSD license. It’s 2010 and gnash STILL sucks. How can one screw up development of an alternative to something that has its full specs open and available to developers to make Flash alternatives?

No seriously, they can use the SPECS and they still have managed to screw it up.

That said, I much prefer the GPL to proprietary licenses, and MUCH much more prefer it to licenses that are practically designed to give your code away to others without considerations like KEEPING it open like the BSD license.

]]> By: Hifi Soundmuseum « Mike Linksvayer http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/05/09/peach-of-immortality/#comment-100250 Hifi Soundmuseum « Mike Linksvayer Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:55:47 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/05/09/peach-of-immortality/#comment-100250 [...] seen I haven’t been thrilled with (though I’ll always be a fan because her music is the second that grabbed me as not only enjoyable but somehow special) and because she’s a very engaging [...] [...] seen I haven’t been thrilled with (though I’ll always be a fan because her music is the second that grabbed me as not only enjoyable but somehow special) and because she’s a very engaging [...]

]]> By: Mike Linksvayer http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/05/09/peach-of-immortality/#comment-8045 Mike Linksvayer Fri, 12 May 2006 00:37:48 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/05/09/peach-of-immortality/#comment-8045 Anonymous, I prefer public domain as well, but GameSWF development seems dead and I consider GPL vastly better than proprietary. Anonymous, I prefer public domain as well, but GameSWF development seems dead and I consider GPL vastly better than proprietary.

]]> By: Anonymous http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/05/09/peach-of-immortality/#comment-8042 Anonymous Thu, 11 May 2006 22:30:39 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/05/09/peach-of-immortality/#comment-8042 Gnash sucks. Instead of improving the public domain GameSWF library, which it is based on, the FSF decided to fork it under their ridiculously restrictive license and promote their culture of control. Now if you go to the Gnash website, you get a message telling you "Gnash is 100% Free Software" and linking to the GPL. No, GameSWF was free software. The GPL is just a damn shame, that's what it is. The FSF's promoting their legal nonsense as "free" is disgusting. It boils my blood, and I would never give them a cent. Gnash sucks. Instead of improving the public domain GameSWF library, which it is based on, the FSF decided to fork it under their ridiculously restrictive license and promote their culture of control. Now if you go to the Gnash website, you get a message telling you “Gnash is 100% Free Software” and linking to the GPL. No, GameSWF was free software. The GPL is just a damn shame, that’s what it is.

The FSF’s promoting their legal nonsense as “free” is disgusting. It boils my blood, and I would never give them a cent.

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