From kde-commits  Tue Nov 06 21:43:19 2007
From: Chris Howells <howells () kde ! org>
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:43:19 +0000
To: kde-commits
Subject: Re: playground/base/plasma
Message-Id: <4730DFF7.2030608 () kde ! org>
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Tobias Koenig wrote:
> SVN commit 733203 by tokoe:
> 
> Add engine and applet to show the userfriendly.org
> comic strip of the day...
> 
> Anyone willing to extend it to browse through the week?

I don't like the sound of this. The author of userfriendly doesn't like 
this either:

"Please do not scrape or script-hammer UF. Not only does it hurt us 
financially, it's terribly impolite"

And:

Q. What's with the ads on the site?

A. The lion's share of UF's revenue comes from advertising. We don't 
accept ads that take over the browser, like pop-unders or eyeblasters. 
We do take standard animated ads, some flash ads and a very few "Rich 
Media" ads that show video. If you don't like ads but want to continue 
visiting UF, we offer a way to turn those ads off: Buy a Membership. 
Memberships support my work at UF and help keep this site afloat!

Q. I don't like ads, so I'll block them, and I don't want to pay you. 
Find a different business model.

A. Ah! Are you related?

If a coder releases software under a shareware license, and you use his 
work for free, and do away with his nag screens without paying him, does 
the response "Find a different business model" put you on some kind of 
moral high ground? Does the fact that you simply disagree with his use 
of nag screens make it okay for you to bypass them without paying for 
his work?

Basically you're not showing their ads while you are stealing their 
bandwidth. Even if this is legal I think it's pretty dodgy from a moral 
point of view.

Also, surely not kdebase.