Mike Edge
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Everyone says that
Yeah she made it for me for my new xF hosting company I just opened.
Other New Resource Manager at waindigo.com
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Everyone says that
Yeah she made it for me for my new xF hosting company I just opened.
cclaerhout
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Mike Edge
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Under which license?I'm joking - I'm joking, don't hit me
It was licensed under the OBP.. Open Bacon Policy
Shelley
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Yeah I have to double check sometimes at a glance when reading and say "I never created that post, when did i say that" type thing, then relieved that it wasn't me and "Mike Edge" displays below avatar.
Thanks for the info folks.
Jon W
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I hadn't actually considered this, but you make a very valid point. On reflection, I will be looking at relaunching this on a separate website to waindigo.com so there is no confusion that these add-ons are my own. At no point was the intention to mislead people into thinking this was my own content.
Obviously, I will also be taking into account everyone's views regarding copyright. Certainly we won't be including full descriptions or downloads for anyone who hasn't given their explicit permission. This will be extended to all members (regardless of whether they are waindigo.com members) as a result of moving to a new site.
There will be some copyrighted content (i.e., the names and short descriptions of add-ons) on the site, but I believe that this is fair use for a site that provides a list of resources. But I think making the change described above (i.e., moving it to another site) is important to ensure that there is no accidental commercial benefit from users thinking that the add-ons are made by Waindigo -- if it is possible that customers could be misled through the use of copyrighted information in this way would not be regarded as fair use.
If anyone has any further questions or concerns regarding the new site, please feel free to respond here or contact me directly.
Jon W
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I do agree with you that if that was all it did then there would be no point. If it did more than the RM, then surely that would provide an extra service that would be useful? There have been a few suggestions in this thread, and many elsewhere of ways that the RM could be improved.
Brandon Sheley
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As long as this might be released someday, I say carry on
I can see the point of those not wanting things listed, maybe just have a few "dummy accounts" setup so you can see what it would look like with data?
I can see the point of those not wanting things listed, maybe just have a few "dummy accounts" setup so you can see what it would look like with data?
SchmitzIT
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I'd also be interested in a working Resource Manager. Whether it's from XF LTD itself or a third party, I have to say doesn't really matter. As long as it works, and is supported.
I hope XF LTD will realize that this (a third party releasing a product doing something similar to their RM) is a natural reaction to their failure to release the RM.
I hope XF LTD will realize that this (a third party releasing a product doing something similar to their RM) is a natural reaction to their failure to release the RM.
Kim
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Maybe I have this all wrong, and the Xenforo team don't care at all, but that would stagger me if it were the case. You are directly taking from their potential bread bowl. You breached their copyright by directly copying the layout and style, and you took their content without permission from them, nor from the individuals who had created resources to benefit this community or the XF team, not anyone else.
It is good you have removed the RM copy Waindigo, yes there are many people who want a resource manager, most would want it free coz we are all cheap or not rich, and there is another paid version in development that I know of, if you want to keep developing it, I think that is worthwhile, but ensure that it is done correctly, is original and not a copy of the XF one, and most importantly uses your own data for demonstration purposes.
I'm sure you didn't set out to offend half the population here, but perhaps being a relative newcomer to this community you don't quite appreciate how important it is that we throw our support behind the XF team, especially in matters financial, I saw this as a kick in the nuts whilst the XF team are down frankly.
It is good you have removed the RM copy Waindigo, yes there are many people who want a resource manager, most would want it free coz we are all cheap or not rich, and there is another paid version in development that I know of, if you want to keep developing it, I think that is worthwhile, but ensure that it is done correctly, is original and not a copy of the XF one, and most importantly uses your own data for demonstration purposes.
I'm sure you didn't set out to offend half the population here, but perhaps being a relative newcomer to this community you don't quite appreciate how important it is that we throw our support behind the XF team, especially in matters financial, I saw this as a kick in the nuts whilst the XF team are down frankly.
Kim
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That doesn't give anyone the right to come along and copy what they have done, and then launch a preview of it on the birthday of the original! lol
What did he think the XF team was going to think...
Excellent it's our RM's birthday!!! Let's party down to a rip off free copy of one of the things that will help us get us out of a financial hole after this lawsuit, and hey no worries on taking all the content from here and propagating your fake free copy with..."
Maybe they don't care John, but it's still not right to take their stuff
Hey, think I might put together a team and create a new forum software product.. call it Zen40 and launch a preview here, oh, and take a bunch of content off this site, coz no one cares anyway!
Kim
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He has created some excellent mods, there is no doubt, but I understood he was introduced to this community by Morgain relatively recently and does not have a forum background. I see from his join date he joined in Oct '11 which is 15 months ago, a lot of that time the XF developers have been absent, and he missed the hey day of Xenforo, when the Devs were interacting daily with members, mod developers, themers etc.
I meant it in that sense.
cclaerhout
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Read
http://xenforo.com/community/posts/472384
Read
http://xenforo.com/community/posts/472487/
I've used in my addons some css of XenForo... Should I be worried?
Read again and think about what has been written and why
http://xenforo.com/community/posts/472384
The XenForo developers support the product when they fight for it. Honestly I would have been in the shoes of KAM I'm not sure I would have follow their path and to endure what they must have endured.
Jake provides the technical support
Moderators keep the house clean and in order
Developers, such as Waindigo, provides traffic, support and activity
Accusing Waindigo is something really strange
What's missing in his ressource is only a control panel to his members to allow or not the synchronisation and may be a short restyling to avoid to make people think they've posted themselves on his forum. But there's nothing wrong to make a list of available addons in the XenForo RM and displaying at least a short text introduction.
Kim
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I have no idea what you are trying to say.
Perhaps instead of links to what others have said you might try composing a thought of your own.
In regards to the CSS usage, of course it is OK to use that in your add ons or themes, it is not possible to create them without it, that is expected, what is not expected is for someone to come along and make a direct copy of what will become an official Add on, and intend to give it away free, but in the meantime take all the content off the one here to demonstrate.
It is exactly the same as if you copied Xenforo, and took content off this site to demonstrate how cool it is.
I don't get why you don't understand this. The only thing I see going on here is a bunch of people desperate for this add on who really don't care that it screws over the XF team.
Perhaps instead of links to what others have said you might try composing a thought of your own.
In regards to the CSS usage, of course it is OK to use that in your add ons or themes, it is not possible to create them without it, that is expected, what is not expected is for someone to come along and make a direct copy of what will become an official Add on, and intend to give it away free, but in the meantime take all the content off the one here to demonstrate.
It is exactly the same as if you copied Xenforo, and took content off this site to demonstrate how cool it is.
I don't get why you don't understand this. The only thing I see going on here is a bunch of people desperate for this add on who really don't care that it screws over the XF team.
