"Greg M. Johnson" <gregj:-)565### [at] aolcom> wrote in
news:3db70d62@news.povray.org: 

> "Rune" <run### [at] mobilixnetdk> wrote in message
> news:3db7061e@news.povray.org...
>>
>> I'm sorry, I have no idea about what you're talking about.
>> Making *what* shareware has the same effect on the
>> community as *what*?
>>
> 
> "Voluntary donations" is what I meant by "shareware".  There is little
> difference in the effect on a freeware community between your new
> policy and your old  one.
> 
> 

If I understand correctly, what Rune is planning on doing is releasing the 
code under the GPL or a similar Open Source license.  That is not shareware 
by any stretch.   You will be free to use the includes either personally or 
commercially and never send a penny.  He is not demanding donataions.  He 
will welcome them though.  Many projects on sourceforge work that way.  

I think that meshes well with the POV-Ray community.  It gives those of us 
who do not contribute code a way to still contribute.

If this is what he does with the includes, then I will be happy to send a 
thank you.  

Tom

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