Bryce Harrington wrote:
I was also a bit curious when I saw this added to the help menu. It might be better to simply call it "License"?
I know that at least one user has asked for licensing terms for usage, so it's not ONLY good for evangelism purposes. Also, given that nearly every application out there bugs the user with the licensing terms on installation or at start up, I think having it just be a link somewhere in one of the menus is not too obtrusive.
On the other hand, I do see a point that from a user perspective it's probably not a very important link. Perhaps if the end of the list is a prominent position, it could move to mid-list.
Bryce
I have mentioned this before a couple of times recently. But I think that displaying the GPL and having someone "click thru" it, is a very cool thing. It lets the users feel like they are experiencing something that is a bit subversive. And with the "click," it allows them to be partisans in the Open Source movement.
I'm not talking about politics or cynicism. I'm just thinking about the "cool" factor that the end users might enjoy.
Bob (ishnal)