[Open-graphics] Discussions with Richard Stallman

[Jeff Garzik]

Thoughts of note:

** There is distinct value in /not/ associating yourself directly with 
political activism.  Keeping a project apolitical can have a lot of 
advantages in the long run.  Notably you are not automatically co-opted 
into supporting future political statements.

I am a strong supporter of free software -- as proven by my code output 
-- but asking every contributor to buy into RMS's politics is a bit much.


** Naming discussions inevitably continue ad infinitum.  Everybody has 
an opinion, different from the last.  IMO you'll save yourself a lot of 
"rebranding" trouble if you stick with the [IMO well-chosen] existing names.

"RMS was the first key player to talk to me" isn't a great reason for 
rebranding, given the inevitable confusion rebranding causes.


** If you want to sell proprietary IP, GPL often gives you more control 
than X11/mit license.


** Also on the subject of branding:  opengraphics.org should be the 
"brand" that users see.  duskglow.com is nowhere near as good or 
memorable a name.  Consider putting the Wiki and other stuff under that 
domain.