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List:       calligra-devel
Subject:    Re: Selling Krita through Apple AppStore
From:       Sebastian Sauer <mail () dipe ! org>
Date:       2011-12-10 11:01:12
Message-ID: 4EE33BF8.5050706 () dipe ! org
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On 12/09/2011 10:55 PM, Alex Sarmiento wrote:
> > http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cyberduck/id409222199?mt=12&ls=1
> > http://cyberduck.ch/
> > 
> > Source:
> > 
> > Source code is available licenced unter the  GNU General Public Licence.
> > 
> > svn co http://svn.cyberduck.ch/trunk cyberduck
> I don't see any reason on why not selling Krita, you can always sell an open source \
> project, there's no any closure in these licenses that forbids you selling these \
> apps. We are not talking about shareware/freeware/spamware here.

Yes. It even makes sense in some cases from a FLOSS-viewpoint. By taking 
money for FLOSS applications for closed platforms while providing the 
same for free for open/libre platforms you 1) still make users aware of 
your application and maybe even of the FLOSS-concept and 2) you let them 
pay (and co-finance FLOSS indirect) for choosing a closed platform.

> > I don't think we're discussion about a mere detail: let's promote
> > walled gardens as distribution methods for our software and one day,
> > new generation of non-Linux/xBSD users, treating PCs like TV sets or
> > STBoxes, would understand no other source of distribution, and accept
> > closed ecosystem without any reflection. On PCs and consoles this
> > already started at full speed with some games.
> We are not talking about promoting to the people  the  Apple's AppStore  model \
> business , we are talking about using the   AppStore Model business  as a \
> distribution , promotion and founding  channel for a open source project like \
> Krita. That's it, nothing less, nothing more.  Keep it simple.  The Ultimate goal \
> of Krita is to let users to create art, and they'll find that *GPL open source \
> software is great too. Some users would want to enhance the software and will \
> download the source code to their macs, and submit their changes to the repo that \
> at the same time will made it to the bundle in the AppStore, so everybody will \
> enjoy the new Krita.

+1

In any case: Thank you for your work!

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