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What license ?
by Pupeno 06 Oct '05

06 Oct '05

What license is Gambit released under ? I see that LGPL and Apache's license are included in the tarball, but it doesn't specify which licenses are used and for what (all source code ? part of it ?). Thank you. -- Pupeno <pupeno(a)pupeno.com> (http://pupeno.com)

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newbie feedback (this time from a non-official account)
by Vijay Kumar Varanasi 03 Oct '05

03 Oct '05

erm, realized that my last email got appended with a "This message contains confidential information and..." blah... So here we are again. Please excuse if you feel this is spam...I was hoping the lack of "confidentialy" threats would do more towards eliciting a response. Johannes Groedem, thanks for the gmane tip, by the way! ==== Dear creators of Gambit, I'm a newbie to Gambit. I'm thrilled with the emacs-key friendly gsi, and the performance of gsc. Gambit seems to be a real winner in the making. A couple of suggestions: 1. Communication : Please clarify the intent and future direction of Gambit so that potential users do not turn away due to not being kept in the loop. Is Gambit going to be an active, open-sourced project Maybe a blog by the developers with a weekly update, so that you guys dont waste too much time communicating... 2. Community : Encourage newbies, as well as keeping a separate forum for the experts. What do you think? Look forward to future releases! :) - Vijay

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some feedback from a newbie
by Vijay-Kumar.Varanasi＠ubs.com 01 Oct '05

01 Oct '05

Dear creators of Gambit, I'm a newbie to Gambit. I'm thrilled with the emacs-key friendly gsi, and the performance of gsc. Gambit seems to be a real winner in the making. However, I couldn't help wonder why the mailing list interface at http://mailman.iro.umontreal.ca/mailman/listinfo/gambit-list is so.....dry. For example, the lack of a Search function and "Prev in Thread/Next in Thread" functionality (though the latter is not much of a problem). It unfortunately gives a very dry feel about Gambit as a whole. A couple of suggestions: 1. Communication : One gets the feel that the creators must be really good at what they are doing, and know how much better Gambit is going to get! It's exciting, I tell you, my imagination!! :)) However, this knowledge of direction is not clear to users like me. Clarify the intent and future direction of Gambit so that potential users do not turn away due to not being kept in the loop. I mean things like : Who are you? No need of photos, even just a brief description of who the authors of Gambit are, clearly mentioned, on http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~gambit/ would do some good. (The current alternative is to figure out by reading the archives). Is Gambit going to be an active, open-sourced project? What are you working on right now? etc; Maybe a blog by the developers with a weekly update? So that you guys dont waste too much time communicating. 2. Community : Encourage multiple levels of communication and knowledge. New users need to be unafraid to ask silly questions and get expert advice while you, the creators, maintainers and experts of Gambit can remain "higher order" in a separate forum to discuss the big issues and hairy complications. Maybe a "gambie" (gambit newbie :) ) list can help? Again, I'm hoping that you guys can do this without wasting too much time. Maybe shift to Google groups or use BB Forum, etc;... What do you think? Look forward to future releases! :) - Vijay Visit our website at http://www.ubs.com This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments.

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