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Thanks a lot, Kai for the detailed explanation.
I made a confusion between GoldEd and GoldEd+
Best regards,
Andrei
KR> Hello Andrei,
AR>> Why forget them?
KR> Anything related to that topic needs to be leveled from its source.
AR>> GoldEd started as a project in Russia. We should at least give them
AR>> credit for that, no?
KR> No. Golded was a commercial shareware created and published by Odinn
KR> Sorensen.
KR> And Russia does not have any credits in it. Odin Sorensen was Danish but
KR> that does not give Denmark credits. It was Alexander S. Aganichev who did
KR> the initial golded fork on github. Later the project was maintained by
KR> Stas Degteff, Micheal Dukelsky and others that i don`t remember but they
KR> are all credited in the list of sourceforge project members and githubs
KR> contributors.
KR> Regards
KR> Kai
KR> ===========================================================================
KR> ==
KR> * From : Odinn Sorensen, 2:236/77 (31 Oct 98 18:27)
KR> * To : All
KR> * Subj : GoldED goes Open Source!
KR> ===========================================================================
KR> ==
KR> Hello All.
KR> GoldED goes Open Source!
KR> The final 3.00 Public Release version will be released soon, along with
KR> full source code (for both 3.0.0 and the in-development 4.x), under a
KR> license that meets the Open Source Definition (http://www.opensource.org).
KR> The license is currently being worked out, but will likely resemble the
KR> MozPL (http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/MPL-1.0.html) a lot.
KR> The opening of the source does not mean that I`m stopping development of
KR> GoldED, but because of changed circumstances in my life, I can no longer
KR> spend as much time as I would like on development. Not even fixing the
KR> simple bugs and easy features. Additionally, I have now become
KR> economically independent of income from GoldED key sales. But most
KR> importantly, over the years I have become more and more facinated with
KR> Open Source software such as Linux, and promised myself that one day when
KR> I either became unable to develop GoldED sufficiently and/or I became
KR> financially independent of income from GoldED, I would release the
KR> sourcecode. This is the promise I`m now honoring.
KR> What will happen next is this:
KR> * GoldED 3.00 Public Release. Binaries for all the platforms as usual,
KR> except that the key checker, nag screens etc. are removed.
KR> * The version number scheme is changed to "linux kernel style", such as
KR> 3.0.0, where the first number is the major version, the second is even
KR> (0,2,4,..) for stable versions or uneven (1,3,5,..) for potentially
KR> unstable versions, the last number is the release number.
KR> * The source for the stable binaries is released as 3.0.0. A new source
KR> branch is created with version number 3.1.0, where all further development
KR> on the 3.x.x versions will happen. Well-tested bugfixes might be
KR> transferred to the 3.0.x branch, so that 3.0.x will be improved in a
KR> stable manner.
KR> * Source will be made available both as tarballs, built on a regular
KR> basis, and via a CVS server. The CVS server will be read-only to most, but
KR> a core group of developers will get access to committing source directly
KR> to the CVS. At this moment, the core group consists of myself and Dirk A.
KR> Mueller, but we are looking forward to opening up for more, when we see
KR> quality patches from interested developers. We will be accepting patches
KR> for the source, but we cannot guarantee speedy inclusion (or even final
KR> acceptance) in the official source. In the mean time you can of course run
KR> your own patched version and even distribute binaries, as long as you make
KR> your patches available under an Open Source license and clearly mark your
KR> version as non-official.
KR> Watch this space for more details on the source at a later date.
KR> All versions up to and including 3.00.Beta5 are shareware, but keys to the
KR> shareware versions are no longer sold. The new 4.x keys are unfortunately
KR> no longer relevant, since future versions will not include any key checker
KR> code. I`m very sorry that people paid faithfully for the 4.x key upgrades
KR> and now won`t get exactly what they paid for. I could not predict back
KR> then what would happen (I got a well-paid job and don`t have to worry
KR> about income from now on). I had to assume that I would need additional
KR> income for at least couple of years more, so I could not stop sales back
KR> then. If you are feeling cheated, please remember that I have specifically
KR> stated seveal times that nobody HAD to pay for an upgrade before 4.x was
KR> actually released. I changed the key system and pricing back then to
KR> simplify the price system from a complicated "pay more for each platform"
KR> to a "one key fits all" and even lowered the price and opened for easy
KR> registration/upgrade with creditcard on the internet. It was nice that
KR> this triggered a burst of upgrades to the new key and more registrations,
KR> but it was never intended (as some might suspect) as a way to squeeze more
KR> money out of users.
KR> If you registered or upgraded recently, and now feel that this is just too
KR> much and want your money back, please reconsider. I`ll be doing a lot of
KR> work to ensure that this Open Source project gets going, integrating
KR> patches and so on. In some ways it`s even more work than before, but I`ll
KR> be happy to do it, because GoldED will be improved faster by the patch
KR> contributions than if I had to do all the work myself. Please consider
KR> your registration or upgrade as a contribution to help me do this work,
KR> and rest assured that you will now be getting a lot more than you
KR> bargained for. If you still want your money back, I`m prepared to offer a
KR> refund. A little known fact is that I have a 90 days satisfaction
KR> guarantee, as stated in the license.doc in the 2.50 distribution (see
KR> excerpt below). I`m extending this guarantee back to the date when I
KR> started selling 4.x keys. If you still want the refund, please write to me
KR> at refund@goldware.dk and I`ll arrange the refund. Please be patient. I
KR> cannot guarantee that I can give you the refund right here and now, since
KR> I have other bills to pay, and for economical reasons I`ll probably want
KR> to wait until I can process all refunds in one fell swoop (and save on
KR> currency conversion costs). Please don`t ask the reg.sites for the refund,
KR> they already sent the money to me. Those who paid using the ShareIt
KR> service and still haven`t got their key, please ask ShareIt to refund your
KR> money NOW. I already told them a month ago to stop selling it, but
KR> apparently they kept selling it even after that :-( If you paid via
KR> ShareIt AND got your key from me, but now want the refund, please contact
KR> me at refund@goldware.dk.
KR> 3. Satisfaction Guarantee. If you are dissatisfied with any product
KR> you buy from us under this Agreement for any reason, you may
KR> return it at any time up to 90 days after purchase and we will
KR> give you a full refund. Refunds will be based on the price you
KR> paid, less shipping costs. You must contact us before returning
KR> any product for a refund. This satisfaction guarantee does not
KR> apply to multi-system licenses for more than 10 computers, or to
KR> purchases of more than 10 individual copies at one time.
KR> But again, PLEASE reconsider any thought of wanting a refund. It`s such a
KR> small amount and you`ll just be slowing down development and thus making
KR> me and other users less happy.
KR> Odinn
KR> -+- GoldED/W32 3.00.B1025+
KR> + Origin: http://www.goldware.dk * e-mail: odinn@goldware.dk (2:236/77)
KR> ===========================================================================
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