BBS: TELESC.NET.BR Assunto: GoldED goes Open Source! De: Andrei Rachita Data: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:13:06 +0200 ----------------------------------------------------------- Thanks a lot, Kai for the detailed explanation. I made a confusion between GoldEd and GoldEd+ Best regards, Andrei KR> Hello Andrei, AR>> Why forget them? KR> Anything related to that topic needs to be leveled from its source. AR>> GoldEd started as a project in Russia. We should at least give them AR>> credit for that, no? KR> No. Golded was a commercial shareware created and published by Odinn KR> Sorensen. KR> And Russia does not have any credits in it. Odin Sorensen was Danish but KR> that does not give Denmark credits. It was Alexander S. Aganichev who did KR> the initial golded fork on github. Later the project was maintained by KR> Stas Degteff, Micheal Dukelsky and others that i don't remember but they KR> are all credited in the list of sourceforge project members and githubs KR> contributors. KR> Regards KR> Kai KR> =========================================================================== KR> == KR> * From : Odinn Sorensen, 2:236/77 (31 Oct 98 18:27) KR> * To : All KR> * Subj : GoldED goes Open Source! KR> =========================================================================== KR> == KR> Hello All. KR> GoldED goes Open Source! KR> The final 3.00 Public Release version will be released soon, along with KR> full source code (for both 3.0.0 and the in-development 4.x), under a KR> license that meets the Open Source Definition (http://www.opensource.org). KR> The license is currently being worked out, but will likely resemble the KR> MozPL (http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/MPL-1.0.html) a lot. KR> The opening of the source does not mean that I'm stopping development of KR> GoldED, but because of changed circumstances in my life, I can no longer KR> spend as much time as I would like on development. Not even fixing the KR> simple bugs and easy features. Additionally, I have now become KR> economically independent of income from GoldED key sales. But most KR> importantly, over the years I have become more and more facinated with KR> Open Source software such as Linux, and promised myself that one day when KR> I either became unable to develop GoldED sufficiently and/or I became KR> financially independent of income from GoldED, I would release the KR> sourcecode. This is the promise I'm now honoring. KR> What will happen next is this: KR> * GoldED 3.00 Public Release. Binaries for all the platforms as usual, KR> except that the key checker, nag screens etc. are removed. KR> * The version number scheme is changed to "linux kernel style", such as KR> 3.0.0, where the first number is the major version, the second is even KR> (0,2,4,..) for stable versions or uneven (1,3,5,..) for potentially KR> unstable versions, the last number is the release number. KR> * The source for the stable binaries is released as 3.0.0. A new source KR> branch is created with version number 3.1.0, where all further development KR> on the 3.x.x versions will happen. Well-tested bugfixes might be KR> transferred to the 3.0.x branch, so that 3.0.x will be improved in a KR> stable manner. KR> * Source will be made available both as tarballs, built on a regular KR> basis, and via a CVS server. The CVS server will be read-only to most, but KR> a core group of developers will get access to committing source directly KR> to the CVS. At this moment, the core group consists of myself and Dirk A. KR> Mueller, but we are looking forward to opening up for more, when we see KR> quality patches from interested developers. We will be accepting patches KR> for the source, but we cannot guarantee speedy inclusion (or even final KR> acceptance) in the official source. In the mean time you can of course run KR> your own patched version and even distribute binaries, as long as you make KR> your patches available under an Open Source license and clearly mark your KR> version as non-official. KR> Watch this space for more details on the source at a later date. KR> All versions up to and including 3.00.Beta5 are shareware, but keys to the KR> shareware versions are no longer sold. The new 4.x keys are unfortunately KR> no longer relevant, since future versions will not include any key checker KR> code. I'm very sorry that people paid faithfully for the 4.x key upgrades KR> and now won't get exactly what they paid for. I could not predict back KR> then what would happen (I got a well-paid job and don't have to worry KR> about income from now on). I had to assume that I would need additional KR> income for at least couple of years more, so I could not stop sales back KR> then. If you are feeling cheated, please remember that I have specifically KR> stated seveal times that nobody HAD to pay for an upgrade before 4.x was KR> actually released. I changed the key system and pricing back then to KR> simplify the price system from a complicated "pay more for each platform" KR> to a "one key fits all" and even lowered the price and opened for easy KR> registration/upgrade with creditcard on the internet. It was nice that KR> this triggered a burst of upgrades to the new key and more registrations, KR> but it was never intended (as some might suspect) as a way to squeeze more KR> money out of users. KR> If you registered or upgraded recently, and now feel that this is just too KR> much and want your money back, please reconsider. I'll be doing a lot of KR> work to ensure that this Open Source project gets going, integrating KR> patches and so on. In some ways it's even more work than before, but I'll KR> be happy to do it, because GoldED will be improved faster by the patch KR> contributions than if I had to do all the work myself. Please consider KR> your registration or upgrade as a contribution to help me do this work, KR> and rest assured that you will now be getting a lot more than you KR> bargained for. If you still want your money back, I'm prepared to offer a KR> refund. A little known fact is that I have a 90 days satisfaction KR> guarantee, as stated in the license.doc in the 2.50 distribution (see KR> excerpt below). I'm extending this guarantee back to the date when I KR> started selling 4.x keys. If you still want the refund, please write to me KR> at refund@goldware.dk and I'll arrange the refund. Please be patient. I KR> cannot guarantee that I can give you the refund right here and now, since KR> I have other bills to pay, and for economical reasons I'll probably want KR> to wait until I can process all refunds in one fell swoop (and save on KR> currency conversion costs). Please don't ask the reg.sites for the refund, KR> they already sent the money to me. Those who paid using the ShareIt KR> service and still haven't got their key, please ask ShareIt to refund your KR> money NOW. I already told them a month ago to stop selling it, but KR> apparently they kept selling it even after that :-( If you paid via KR> ShareIt AND got your key from me, but now want the refund, please contact KR> me at refund@goldware.dk. KR> 3. Satisfaction Guarantee. If you are dissatisfied with any product KR> you buy from us under this Agreement for any reason, you may KR> return it at any time up to 90 days after purchase and we will KR> give you a full refund. Refunds will be based on the price you KR> paid, less shipping costs. You must contact us before returning KR> any product for a refund. This satisfaction guarantee does not KR> apply to multi-system licenses for more than 10 computers, or to KR> purchases of more than 10 individual copies at one time. KR> But again, PLEASE reconsider any thought of wanting a refund. It's such a KR> small amount and you'll just be slowing down development and thus making KR> me and other users less happy. KR> Odinn KR> -+- GoldED/W32 3.00.B1025+ KR> + Origin: http://www.goldware.dk * e-mail: odinn@goldware.dk (2:236/77) KR> =========================================================================== KR> == --- AfterShock/Android 1.7.5 * Origin: pufa (2:530/306) ----------------------------------------------------------- [Voltar]