Re: [Gnash] A word to potential Gnash developers

[Tomas Groth]

--- strk <address@hidden> skrev:

> On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 09:24:03AM +0100, Martin Guy wrote:
> 
> > It is entirely appropriate to warn people reading the Gnash list to
> > avoid not to get involved with a vicious mob, or at least to get a
> > contract and a good international lawyer first.
> > If you don't, my experience is that unless you lick Rob's hands and
> > kow-tow to despotic "decisions" taken in private cliques, the chair
> > can at any time be kicked out from under you without warning.
> 
> My experience is different. I'm not used to lick anybody's hands.
> I never did and not planning to.
> Getting involved in Gnash is not a matter of chairs or money,
> for me it's a matter of freedom.
> As any other free software project, this one is based on people's
> needs/desires and efforts put on satisfying them. 
> Rob effort has been invaluable so far, as it handled to find funds
> for others to be able to spend more time then they could possibly
> spend on it. The money are a mean, not the goal. A free flash player
> is the goal of the Gnash project. And it's having good progress.
> 
> If you have problems with Rob you should discuss them with him,
> or you're just spreading FUD. You might find this article interesting:
> http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070921112733615
> 
> What are you moved by ?
> 
> --strk;
> 

I've worked on gnash for almost a year now, and I agree with strk.

If I should pass a few words to potential Gnash developers, it would be: "Be
prepared to be cooperative!"

cheers,

Tomas