> On Tue, 2 Jul 1996, ed wrotniewski wrote: > > > And as a side note... IMHO the circle licence is way too damn strict. It > > costs me a lot of money to run my mud, and it doesnt even allow for > > donations for upkeep of the site. All that does is discourage people from > > putting up a mud/site. > > If you're that fucking greedy, and think your code is so good as to be worth > buying, code your own fucking server and charge/sell it as much as you want. > Who cares how much it costs you to run your mud? You choose to do it. It > doesnt say anywhere that any idiot who wants to run a mud should be able to > run one cost-free. What if Jeremy decideded he should diff all of circle > against stock diku, and sell that "patch" to all the circle implementors hm? > Sheesh, he's done a lot more work than you have, and you're whining about > not being able to make a profit from your hobby? That attitude really makes > me sick... the worst part is, you could probably get a bunch of the patch- > anything-in lamers who know next to nothing outside of typing 'make' about > coding to go along with it. Its really not that hard to code your own > server. If you think your code is so good as to be merchandicable and you > can't accomplish some simple socket coding, it probably issnt as great as > you think. Actually *running* a mud has little to do with coding. He's not saying his code is all that great, he's just saying that the space to run the mud on be expensive. I think that the license *is* too strict as far as donations are concerned. Donations can go a long ways towards better server equipment and other such niceties. > > Not to try and beat the system, but as I feel that restriction is unfair, > > here's an idea on how you can get donations for your site without them being > > Bleh... and I thought you were pretty lame for spamming the list with > ads and numerous followup posts about a commercial mud site (which most > ISP's have been offering for years). This really takes the cake, posting > ways you've discovered how to "get around" the circle and diku license > agreements... I want to puke! It's not getting around anything, it's only a few fundraising methods you can use to gain the capital necessary for expansion. It's not about profit, it's about making a good mud physically better. Think about it. -- Jeeves, A Butler for Hire Creator/IMP/Builder of CalaisMUD (under development)
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