[mythtv-users] A new theme on the way...

Robert McNamara robert.mcnamara at gmail.com
Thu Oct 22 20:29:08 UTC 2009


On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Christopher Meredith
<chmeredith at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Nicolas Will <nico at youplala.net> wrote:
>> I'm with Robert on this one.
>>
>> He makes a theme that everybody agrees to call beyond great.
>>
>> Fine.
>>
>> The theme need a specific font that has a cost to bring the greatness.
>>
>> Fine too.
>>
>> The license chosen by Robert forbids you to distribute derivative work,
>> possibly "make" too, but I am too lazy to dig through a long thread.
>>
>> Also very fine.
>>
>> Three choices there.
>>
>>     1. You use the theme after having paid for the font. You enjoy a
>>        great theme. You're legal. You respect the author.
>>     2. You use the theme after tweaking it to use a sub-par font and
>>        keep it to yourself. You enjoy a sub-par theme, your loss.
>>        You're legal. You do not respect the author.
>
> This does not follow at all. How is it possible that someone can say
> "If you do X, then you disrespect me" and it then becomes true? And
> who defines what is sub-par? Who knows, I might make it better? And if
> you disagree with me, you disrespect me and should feel guilty.

I'm fairly certain he meant you are not respecting the wishes of the
author, not an implied personal judgment.

Robert


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