[Scummvm-devel] Fwd: EScummVM: release the source code. Now.

Max Horn max at quendi.de
Wed Dec 17 08:56:29 CET 2003


Anfang der weitergeleiteten E-Mail:

> Von: "Andreas Karlsson" <andreas.karlsson at surikat.se>
> Datum: Mi, 17. Dez 2003  15:52:56 Europe/Berlin
> An: "Max Horn" <max at quendi.de>
> Betreff: RE: EScummVM: release the source code. Now.
>
>> Ah, this explains a lot. I was communicating with you over that email
>> address in the past. At some point I didn't get any replies anymore,
>> but neither was there ever an error message. Maybe you should contact
>> your former employer and request them to a) send you all the emails in
>
>> your IN box there, and b) terminate that mail account, or equip it
> with
>> a redirect, or something like that :-)
> Actually they saved the inbox for me to be able to check it but I never
> did. Now I think it should be terminated.
>
>> If the file is available form your site, that should be fully
>> sufficient! I am very glad to hear this and look forward to seeing 
>> your
>
>> source mods released.
> Actually the port is based on another port of mine (SDL for Symbian 7).
> How should I package this?
>
>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Max Horn
>
>> P.S.: I tried to call you today with the number given in the WHOIS
>> entry of dreo.org, but it seems the number is invalid?
> Seems the numbers got truncated.
>
> Best Regards,
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Max Horn [mailto:max at quendi.de]
> Sent: den 17 december 2003 15:09
> To: Andreas Karlsson
> Cc: scummvm-devel at lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: EScummVM: release the source code. Now.
>
>
>
> Am Mittwoch, 17.12.03 um 14:39 Uhr schrieb Andreas Karlsson:
>
>> Dear Max Horn,
>>
> Dear Andreas Karlsson!
>
>> I'm happy that your mail finally has reached me.
>
> So are we! :-)
>
>>  Ofcourse I'll do what
>> you want. I have never had the intention not to release the source
>> code that's derived of your work.
>
> I am very glad to hear that. I was hoping for this, but unfortunately
> this was not clear from the past events (which apparently were based on
> some miscommunication :-/).
>
>>  Actually I guess it was my bad to release
>> the binary before the source code was in a releasable state. And as
>> time
>> went both my motivation and time for this project was minimized.
>
> This is a pity, of course. But by releasing the source, you allow
> others to start from your work and improve on it (but of course you
> will have to get credited for it, no matter whether your can keep
> working on it or now).
>
>
>> I don't monitor your sajt and I'm not subscribed to your mailinglists
>> that could be a reason that I haven't got your mails. Also I changed
>> job from Ementor in june this year and also changed email adress.
>>
> Ah, this explains a lot. I was communicating with you over that email
> address in the past. At some point I didn't get any replies anymore,
> but neither was there ever an error message. Maybe you should contact
> your former employer and request them to a) send you all the emails in
> your IN box there, and b) terminate that mail account, or equip it with
> a redirect, or something like that :-)
>
>
>> I'll put a zipfile on the site today with the source. Do you want me
>> to send it somewhere else to?
>>
> If the file is available form your site, that should be fully
> sufficient! I am very glad to hear this and look forward to seeing your
> source mods released.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Max Horn
>
> P.S.: I tried to call you today with the number given in the WHOIS
> entry of dreo.org, but it seems the number is invalid?
>





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