[GRASSweb-list]bernhard: web related_projects.html,1.22,1.23

[Bernhard Reiter]

On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 11:14:14AM +0200, Markus Neteler wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 07:08:40PM +0200, grass at intevation.de wrote:
> > Author: bernhard
> > 
> > Update of /grassrepository/web
> > In directory doto:/tmp/cvs-serv5364
> > 
> > Modified Files:
> > 	related_projects.html 
> > Log Message:
> > Added hint that lx-viewer depends on a non-free library.
> 
> A comment:
> 
> In this case the licenses of all other products should be
> added. Or (preferred by me), we don't mention the licenses
> here as they are already mentioned on the individual
> project pages - to reduce our page maintenance efforts.

My proposal is to only warn users against licenses that are non-free.
GRASS is a Free Software project that is why most users will
expect us to be aware of non-free solutions.
This is really has value to our readers.
And we also make sure that if people decide to use that software
they are warned. 
Friends don't let friends use drugs^H^H^H^H^Hproprietary software.  ;)

Otherwise we also might need to link all the proprietary 
or semi-proprietary software that can do useful tasks
in combination with GRASS.

If this is too much maintanence effort the alternative
would be to not mention non-free solutions, but
that also has its drawbacks.

	Bernhard
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