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[Bernard@bernardHulsman.nl]

On 03/02/2011 01:57 AM, Tim Starling wrote:
> On 02/03/11 01:42, Bernard at bernardHulsman.nl wrote:
>    
>> With Siebrand Mazeland I had very bad experience see :
>>
>> https://extensiontesting.wikiation.nl/Extension_testing_license
>>
>> Assume good faith until proven otherwise.
>>
>> But it is your choice.
>>      
> If list members are wondering what this is about, perhaps I can summarise:
>
> A number of MediaWiki community members entered into a collaboration
> with Bernard Hulsman's Wikiation in order to develop an extension
> testing system. Hulsman readily agreed that the code thus developed
> should be open source.
>
> Unfortunately, the MediaWiki community members failed to properly
> explain to Hulsman what "open source" actually means. When he found
> out that it involved distribution and reuse free of charge, he seemed
> genuinely surprised. He posted a message to mediawiki-l with subject
> "Please convince me to make my software open source":
>
> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.mediawiki/33110
>
> He was not convinced. When the community members asserted their right
> to continue distributing Wikiation code, citing the non-revocability
> of the GPL, relations soured further. Hulsman made some legal threats,
> and began writing personal attacks against the developers involved.
>
> Siebrand Mazeland is a well-respected member of the community and
> continues to have my support.
>
> -- Tim Starling
>
>
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>    
Tim you do not know the facts and your are colleque of Siebrand 
Mazeland. I appreciated you support your colleque.

But the rule "assume good faith until proven otherwise" is burried. It 
is change to "assume good faith because I say so".

Just be open about that. People then know what to expect.