- "website does not ask you for money to download it. However, I could
neither find a software license for the same. I am thus left in ambiguity
on its terms of use. Can I redistribute this app freely? Can I sell it? I
can't say. "
Ish you are right. I have been using it for quite some while. The interface
ia really excellent especially for creative writing. It removes all tye
cluter by providing moat functionalities. The software from what I have
understood is still beta version. The developpera has assured that whatever
is free and availble in the beta versions will remain free. Then using this
logic I have concluded that more functionalities(optional) will be added
and a fee will be charged using that version. So it is safe to say you can
continie using and distribute these versions freely.
-' in terms of openness. I cannot ask a developer to look at the code and
audit the same. Neither I can compile the application for another platform;
such as Ubuntu or openSUSE.'
Yes unfortunately that part I believe you are right. Though I am keeping
hope that sich is the case only because it is beta right now and eventually
those would be sorted out.
On 26 Apr 2015 16:28, "Ish Sookun" <ish_at_hacklog.in> wrote:
> Hello Shelly,
>
> On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 3:31 PM, Shelly Hermia Bhujun <
> shelly_hermia_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> I learnt about this alternative word processor which has a very simple
>> and elegant interface from Arshaad during the career fair at UoM.
>>
>> Just sharing it:
>> http://wri.tt/
>>
>>
> I checked it and the download page offers a file named
> Write!-v1.0b8.4.exe
> .
> I could not find if the source code of the application is published.
> Therefore, I don't find this application different from Microsoft Word in
> terms of openness. I cannot ask a developer to look at the code and audit
> the same. Neither I can compile the application for another platform; such
> as Ubuntu or openSUSE.
>
> The only advantage of the application is that the website does not ask
> you for money to download it. However, I could neither find a software
> license for the same. I am thus left in ambiguity on its terms of use. Can
> I redistribute this app freely? Can I sell it? I can't say. It is important
> to have a look at license terms of applications especially if you will use
> the same to produce "professional work". By that I mean if you will produce
> work for clients.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> Ish Sookun
>
> - Geek by birth, Linux by choice.
> - I blog at HACKLOG.in.
>
> https://twitter.com/IshSookun ^^ Do you tweet?
>
Received on Sun Apr 26 2015 - 12:51:57 PST