The Amarok Bailout Bill

[Ian Monroe]

On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 5:53 AM, Mark Kretschmann <kretschmann at kde.org> wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 11:13 AM, Leo Franchi <lfranchi at kde.org> wrote:
>> I agree with most of the comments here. I develop on Amarok because...
>> I like it, and it's completely voluntary. I don't think we should ever
>> be *doing anything* just for the potential money involved (that is, do
>> something we don't want to do but are forcing ourselves). Also, i
>> simply don't think that ever could happen---FOSS is too deeply
>> ingrained in us.
>>
>> Also, from personal experience, the amount of loathing that
>> discovering xchat provides non-free binaries on windows created...that
>> made me decide never to use xchat again, on any platform. I don't want
>> users to hate amarok. I want users to love amarok.
>
> I completely agree with what Leo (and others) have written in this
> thread: It's a no-go.
>
> Sorry, but I really don't think that this is the right way to generate
> cash with the project - even if in general I'm very much striving to
> make it financially successful for its contributors. There are viable
> alternatives, and I think we are already starting to explore them.

I also think straight-up selling the Mac binaries is a bad idea. Is
the "pay up front" method really what Indie developers do on Mac? Is
that even what illogic-al was suggesting?

However I've always felt a nag-screen on Mac and Windows wouldn't be a
bad idea. It could be pretty modest, like Azuerus which only comes up
when its newly installed or upgraded.

First we need to make sure the Windows and Mac versions are stable and
functional.

Ian