notmm is dead!

[Prasad, Ramit]

Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2012 7:22 PM
> To: python-list at python.org
> Subject: Re: notmm is dead!
> 
> On Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:10:46 -0400, Etienne Robillard wrote:
> 
> > Dear list,
> >
> > Due to lack of energy and resources i'm really sad to announce the
> > removal of notmm from pypi and bitbucket.
> 
> Well that's just rude. Even if you don't intend to maintain the software
> any more, why are you removing it from pypi? Since you say you are a fan
> of Open Source software, just flag it as unmaintained and leave it for
> somebody else to pick up.
> 
> If you are going to abandon the project, release it on PyPI with a dual
> MIT and GPL licence, and let it be taken over by somebody else.
> 
> If you were looking for sympathy here, starting off by removing your
> project from free hosting, then complaining that you can't pay for the
> non-free hosting, was NOT the right way to do so.

I might be misunderstanding, but I think Etienne wants money in 
exchange for letting someone else take over. 

> 
> By the way, the latest version of notmm (0.4.4) has an empty licence
> file. No licence means that everyone using it is unlicenced and therefore
> infringing your copyright.
> 
> 


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