Re: [Moosefs-users] Download link new version

[Allen, B. S <bs...@la...>]

Hi Michal,

I think we all understand the need to collect customer information, and asking for that information before downloading is fine. However, adding a checkbox that says you can use my company's trademark and name is outside of the industry norm. If you'd remove this part of the form it would satisfy my (and I'm guessing others) issue with the change.

Thanks,

Ben

On Mar 24, 2012, at 2:51 AM, Michał Borychowski wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> MooseFS is GPLv3 and everyone can copy it. If you don't want to fill the
> form - all of you can simply use wget for downloading MooseFS (form is
> triggered as javascript onclick event only). 
> 
> The form is for those who download files by clicking on our webpage.
> 
> We will make all old releases (older than 1 month) available for downloading
> without filling the form. Also we will publish the code on sf.net and github
> of each next version of MooseFS with 1 month of delay.
> 
> We understand that some of you may think that this new form which you have
> to fill in when downloading the new version of MooseFS is quite disturbing
> :) We have to say that we really need these information to push MooseFS
> project forward and we hope for your understanding. 
> 
> Please share with us how can we do it better (have users/customers list of
> MooseFS and give easy download in the same time)?
> 
> Many thanks for your feedback.
> 
> 
> Kind regards
> Michal  
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Atom Powers [mailto:ap...@di...] 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 7:10 PM
> To: moo...@li...
> Subject: Re: [Moosefs-users] Download link new version
> 
> On 03/21/2012 08:23 AM, Allen, Benjamin S wrote:
>> To the MooseFS folks, I work in an industry where I cannot agree to:
>> 
>> "To publish the name and trademark of the company, on behalf of which 
>> I act, on the MooseFS website or Core Technology website and to use 
>> the aforementioned name and trademark in order to present them to Core 
>> Technology's clients for marketing purposes only."
> 
> Same here. All contracts that come across my desk must have this kind of
> clause removed before I can sign them. As it stands, this clause will
> prevent me from upgrading.
> 
>> Also I would suggest you remove having to forcefully enter contact 
>> info to download. Typically this doesn't jive well with OSS folks. 
>> Make it voluntary.
> 
> I am less decisive on this point. If MooseFS was moving to a "freemium" 
> model I would understand but as an OSS project it doesn't make sense.
> 
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