From: Heikki Orsila <shdl@zakalwe.fi>
To: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>, Petr Baudis <pasky@suse.cz>,
msysgit@googlegroups.com, git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [msysGit] [FYI][PATCH] Customizing the WinGit installer
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 23:11:25 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20081006201125.GI16289@zakalwe.fi> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0810061959280.22125@pacific.mpi-cbg.de.mpi-cbg.de>
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@iki.fi
http://www.iki.fi/shd
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-10-06 20:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-10-03 12:27 [FYI][PATCH] Customizing the WinGit installer Petr Baudis
2008-10-06 14:22 ` [msysGit] " Johannes Schindelin
2008-10-06 14:18 ` Petr Baudis
2008-10-06 15:23 ` Johannes Schindelin
2008-10-06 16:00 ` Jakub Narebski
2008-10-06 16:12 ` Johannes Schindelin
2008-10-06 17:34 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-10-06 17:51 ` Bruce Stephens
2008-10-06 17:54 ` Robin Burchell
2008-10-06 18:01 ` Johannes Schindelin
2008-10-06 19:47 ` [msysGit] " Linus Torvalds
2008-10-07 1:53 ` Dmitry Potapov
2008-10-07 2:10 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-10-07 3:08 ` Dmitry Potapov
2008-10-07 7:46 ` Heikki Orsila
2008-10-07 9:28 ` [msysGit] " Petr Baudis
2008-10-08 7:38 ` Junio C Hamano
2008-10-06 20:11 ` Heikki Orsila [this message]
2008-10-07 1:59 ` [msysGit] " Dmitry Potapov
2008-10-07 2:40 ` Avery Pennarun
2008-10-07 7:42 ` Heikki Orsila
2008-10-06 21:19 ` Abdelrazak Younes
2008-10-06 17:23 ` Petr Baudis
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