On Sun, 2006-01-22 at 17:39 -0600, Les Mikesell wrote: > On Sun, 2006-01-22 at 15:28, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > > > >The free availability of the VMware vmplayer really changes > > >the picture for test-drive releases. I'd say the single most > > >dramatic thing that could be done now for new-user, new-version > > >rollout would be to maintain up to date virtual machine images > > >for full and minimal installations and promote them on > > >the main download site. > > > > > It could be but it isnt within the project scope to support any > > proprietary software. > > Please explain how making an image available that runs under > the free vmplayer 'supports' proprietary software any more > than making an iso image available 'supports' CD and > media manufacturers. And more to the point, how does > this relate to being community oriented, which I thought > was the topic at hand? Was it a community choice to not > support any proprietary software (in whatever way you see > this as support)? I don't see how this choice helps anyone. > IANAL, and have not followed this entire thread. IMHO, posting links to a proprietary software package (vmplayer) and recommending it be used amounts to advertising and is most certainly support of that software. As an outsider, I would certainly perceive that action as supporting and promoting the software.
