FreeLists / openbeos / [openbeos] Re: Bootable Test CD

["Matt Madia" <mattmadia@xxxxxxxxx>]

From what i recall,

Haiku has been particularly particular with allowing people to promote
or distribute "Haiku" cd's... even when those people are representing
Haiku at a public event.

imVHo,  using the title, "Haiku Bootable Alpha Test CD"  has two vices
against it..  Using "Haiku"  and the word *everyone* has been waiting
to hear:  "Alpha"

at least call it "Pre-Alpha"  or "Unofficial Pre-Alpha CD".

mmadia

On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 5:17 PM, Karl vom Dorff <karl@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've submitted a bootable test CD at Haikuware and have had a lot of
> comments about it. Some for, and some against.
>
> I take the side that the software might be good for developers who don't
> want to bother setting up a build environment, download the entire source,
> and then compile it and figure out why there's isn't an *.iso etc. They just
> burn it, test it, and maybe as a result submit patches or fixes to Haiku.
> Or, maybe users might have the same issue, and later submit bug reports or
> add their hardware to our hardware database.
>
> The other side is that Haiku should release a demo CD when Haiku is ready
> because it might give a false impression to users/critics.
>
> I believe I've read and understood the BSD/MIT license correctly, and it
> says that the software can be freely distributed/altered etc. but I don't
> want to cause any rifts. So, I'd like to know how the developers feel. I can
> easily remove the software if suggested/required.
>
>
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