[Gvsig_english] gvSIG eclipse plugin

[Simone Casciaroli]

But we don't speak about a plugin of gvSig, a real improvement to
gvSIG functionality,  for example a porting of all ArcMap
functionality on gvSIG, we are spoking about a development plugin.
Sometimes I think we are spiking about theory of OpenSource, but
without relation to the "importance of the problem".
I am the first that about OpenSource spoke in an academic way but more
often it's not so good to be detached from reality
Regards.


On 6/20/07, michael gould <gould at lsi.uji.es> wrote:
> Yes, as others have already stated, making money is not the problem. This is
> a good thing! If developers do not make money then the whole free software
> movement will have been a failure.
>
> The major difference is between:
>
> 1) locking the code and making money on selling "keys" to unlock it
> 2) opening the code and making money on other activities, such as
> customization (selling programming instead of keys)
>
> If we think of the growth of a free software project as a network (like
> streets), then locking a part of the code is like creating a dead-end
> (callejón sin salida)...which seriously limits the connectivity, growth and
> value of the network.
>
> Cheers,
>
> -------
> Michael Gould
> Centro de Visualización Interactiva  www.cevi.uji.es
> Dept. Information Systems (LSI), Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain
> email: gould (at) lsi.uji.es  //  email2: mgould (at) opengeospatial.org
> research group  www.geoinfo.uji.es  //  personal  www.mgould.com
> AGILE www.agile-online.org
> Vespucci Summer Institute www.vespucci.org
> Erasmus Mundus: Master in Geospatial Technologies www.mastergeotech.info
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gvsig_internacional-bounces at runas.cap.gva.es
> [mailto:gvsig_internacional-bounces at runas.cap.gva.es] On Behalf Of Antonio
> Falciano
> Sent: miércoles, 20 de junio de 2007 10:00
> To: Users and Developers mailing list
> Subject: Re: [Gvsig_english] gvSIG eclipse plugin
>
> michael gould wrote:
> > Breaking the free software chain (and also hiding behind anonymous
> > mailers and webs) is not in the spirit of the gvSIG project.  There are
> > other ways of trying to make money.
>
> I can agree with you about the first point, but an Eclipse plugin
> doesn't mean to develop gvSIG and violate the terms of GPL license.
> Everyone is free to develop tools in other frameworks and make
> profits from his work.
>
> Regard,
> Antonio Falciano
> _______________________________________________
> Gvsig_internacional mailing list
> Gvsig_internacional at runas.cap.gva.es
> http://runas.cap.gva.es/mailman/listinfo/gvsig_internacional
>
> _______________________________________________
> Gvsig_internacional mailing list
> Gvsig_internacional at runas.cap.gva.es
> http://runas.cap.gva.es/mailman/listinfo/gvsig_internacional
>