Re: "direct" URI for SciDB download?

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From	Eric <eric@deptj.eu>
Subject	Re: "direct" URI for SciDB download?
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Date	2013-07-23 20:22 +0100

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On 2013-07-23, Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> wrote:
> On 2013-07-15, Eric <eric@deptj.eu> wrote:
>> On 2013-07-15, VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote:
>>
>> You have missed the point that a download link for GPL software should
>> not dump you in a registration-required forum, as that is certainly
>> contrary to the spirit of the GPL. It does not matter that, as someone
>> else pointed out, you can easily provide fake information to get your
>> download. They do not understand the GPL and, I suspect, there are other
>> things they do not understand either. And they insist on an organisation
>> name for registration. To put it simply, all that is enough to create
>> doubts that they can be trusted.
>
> You're making that up.  GPL does not place any restrictions on how
> binaries are provided, even behind a paywall is perfectly acceptable,
> and they only have to provide sources to those they provide binaries.

Pointless legalistic response, what part of "spirit of the GPL" don't
you understand?

> they seem to have remodeled their site, I hit no registration forms on
> the way to the doewnload page.

Try clicking one of the download links and see what happens!

Eric
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"direct" URI for SciDB download? Ivan Shmakov <oneingray@gmail.com> - 2013-07-15 08:34 +0000
  Re: "direct" URI for SciDB download? JJ <duh@nah.meh> - 2013-07-16 00:46 +0700
  Re: "direct" URI for SciDB download? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2013-07-15 14:58 -0500
    Re: "direct" URI for SciDB download? Eric <eric@deptj.eu> - 2013-07-15 22:10 +0100
      Re: "direct" URI for SciDB download? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2013-07-18 01:27 -0500
        Re: "direct" URI for SciDB download? Eric <eric@deptj.eu> - 2013-07-18 20:24 +0100
      Re: "direct" URI for SciDB download? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2013-07-23 10:31 +0000
        Re: "direct" URI for SciDB download? Eric <eric@deptj.eu> - 2013-07-23 20:22 +0100

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