[Freegis-list] Re: Free 3D viewer for maps on Planet format

[Ben Discoe]

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> From: Terracopter TS
> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 11:27 AM
> To: freegis-list at intevation.de
> 
> > Not only that but you also have to register as a user 
> > of their web site to be able to download it.
> 
> The reason is that we want to have some kind of idea of how 
> many people are sufficiently interested and more or less in
> which businesses. What on earth is wrong with that?

In my opinion, nothing.  The VTP is free (both gratis and libre) and we ask
for an email with a person's name and city.  However, it _is_ optional.  If
they send an email like
	"Hello, i am a paranoid, i am not going to tell you my name
	or anything about me.  Just let me download the software."
then i still let them download.

> Some members "pay" with usernames such as "abc def" and 
> email addresses as "abc12345 at hotmail.com". We have no problem
> with that.

Exactly the same for the VTP.

> > Consider releasing the source code under some OSI certified 
> > license and we are back in busines ;)
> 
> We might to that in time. I'll ask you guys about the phrasing 
> of the announcement ;-)

FWIW, i think it's a very good idea for your Teracopter software, it is well
suited to being Open and Free.

-Ben