Re: [GD-Linux] ANN: Candy Cruncher for Linux shipped

[Steve B. <sjb...@ai...>]

"Ryan C. Gordon" wrote:
> 
> > Oh come *on*.
> 
> Why do you sound frustrated?

Well, your suggestion that Linux people complaining about licensing issues
is more of a problem (for a small software company) than users in general
complaining about being unable to run the game on ancient hardware.

I have been supporting LOTS of games and other commercial and non-commercial
Linux packages for *years* now and whilst I get plenty of email from whining
users, the number of them that are concerned about licensing is *NEGLIGABLE*
and easily dealt with.

I just don't see this as a consideration.

> > You read the two page GPL - with it's easy-to-understand pre-amble -
> > you make sure you don't violate it - and you're done.
> 
> I did that very thing. And yet, someone who HAS read it and misinterpreted
> came in and told me how to "remedy" my "LGPL violation".

I think the issue is/was whether the game itself was statically linked to GTK.
That would presumably be contary to the LGPL rules.

I dunno - he just asked you a perfectly reasonable question - it wasn't an
accusation.  I just don't think that's a reason to get into the whole "Why
the heck should we support Linux when people just complain" thing.

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