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#44
Originally Posted by RobbieThe1st View Post
@twaelti:
The problem is not so much that the author wants to get paid, its that he released it under GPL, had people work on it under that license(so its not entirely his code anymore), and then wants to get paid for it by changing the license. He's free to take his own code, change the licence and do what he wants with it... But he'd have to redo the work of the other devs, or get them to agree to the change(which is what he's trying and failing to do)

Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but couldn't he just sell it on the OVI store -as- gpl? The only issue is that someone who bought it could turn around and give it away for free... But he'd still be able to make something - It would end up being an "enforced donation" type situation.
And yes, there would be some people who would give it away for free... But that happens anyway, no matter the license.
I would have given several thanks for this post if I could.
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Now, Fabien is the lead developer, and I thank him deeply for releasing Stellarium free and open-source under GPL.

Fabien thinks that the difference between Stellarium and Stellarium Mobile is so large that he could make Stellarium Mobile closed source and require payments for it.

I'm glad he cannot change the license, whatever the reason... And I'm sorry he spends time creating negative reactions around him.

I understand that end-user support, bug fixes, et cetera can be time-consuming... But nobody requires them! Just be kind, and when you improve software for yourself in your free time, share it with others. Otherwise, somebody is going to take the source code and improve it himself, whatever you think about it.

Now, please, Fabien, react and announce your decision. While people still remember about existence of Stellarium Mobile.