Re: Arabeyes & Open Source

[Mohamed Eldesoky <arabi at hotpop dot com>]

Sourceforge doesn't allow you to DELETE.
Read their faqs
Everything that touched the CVS, will remain there.
so arabeyes.sf.net will be always there as long as sf is there.


Regards
Mohamed Eldesoky

On Wednesday 02 April 2003 8:27 am, Munzir Taha wrote:
> I have just read the message and it's too late to comment now but I love to
> contribute in this funny thread because I need to understand something.
> First, it's also clear to me that it's April fool not because I am so
> clever but because I remember last April when someone forged the email
> header of Linus Torvalds and send a message to the Kernel list in his
> behalf telling he's angry about the comments of other regarding he's been
> late in .... The message is serious enough to be believed by most of the
> World (me for sure). The man who wrote it is sure to be involved in the
> kernel development. Please, try to search for it in linuxtoday.com, and you
> will entertain it and won't forget it ;-)
>
> Now, let me be serious a little. Isam reasoning is clear to me
> theoratically, at least. But what if Elzubeir deleted all of the files in
> the server and in sourcforge. Suppose also no one happen to have a copy of
> one project or more, won't we lose it? Suppose, also that he developed
> these programs and sold it after making numerous changes how can you prove
> it?
>
> I know Elzubeir won't do it because he has the best commitment to the
> project (largest no of commits ;-) ) But I just want to understand.
>
> > OK, it was obvious that this is a joke ! at least this is what occurred
> > to me when I read the post :-)
> > Now being frank, do you think that Arabeyes-core have the right to do
> > such a thing ? NO, if Arabeyes decided to go close Source we will Sue it
> > (oh I will Sue my self!:-) )
> >
> > Now please remember that most of the efforts made here are GPL, Duali is
> > BSD, and VIM is GPL-compatable.. so the source code, and translation
> > files, and everything that we are working on, and the fruits of your
> > efforts are really Owned by you, and your neighbor, and you cousin,
> > everyone  :-) So, such thing won't happen, because it can't happen ! :-)
> > I You own the fruit of Arabeyes members efforts as much as everyone,
> > including the founders of Arabeyes..
> >
> > So Take your breath, and thing about benefits of your work with Arabeyes,
> > and what you've do if this joke was not a joke, do we really need
> > Arabeyes ?