Re: [Gaim-cabal] Status icons again

[Sean E. <sea...@gm...>]

On 9/25/06, Mark Doliner <ma...@ki...> wrote:
> I'm against keeping anything a secret.  I'd rather have full disclosure about
> the name change, icons changes, moving away from sourceforge, the nonprofit,
> etc.

Me too. It's a weird conflict between the completely transparent, open
development model we take part in, and the having to keep secrets, not
release anything, and not be able to tell people why.

> But I guess there might be legal reasons against telling people about
> the name change?

It's not a legal reason, per se. It's just that we have nothing on
paper yet. If we change our name before getting the settlment signed,
AOL has very little incentive to offer us anything. We've not put a
confidentiality clause in the agreement, and will fight if AOL decides
it wants one. This way, we'll be able to come out with everything all
at once.

-s.