[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] Abuse on the ApplicationCatalog page

[From: Weinehall David (Nokia-M/Tampere)]

On tis, 2006-04-04 at 16:08 -0700, ext Aaron Levinson wrote:
> Some of you may have noticed that a certain application keeps on being 
> added and removed to the ApplicationCatalog page on the Wiki.  Originally, 
> someone (presumably the author) added Nokia Media Studio to the page.  
> Then, someone else removed the application.  This has occurred several 
> times since, and the remover has attached the following comments to 
> different removals: "This is not Nokia 770 software.  And it violates the 
> licensing of at least ffmpeg" and "it was not a 770 app".

After a quick check of the "Nokia" Media Studio homepage, it seems that:

o The software is commercial
o The software is not from Nokia (and thus possibly a Trademark
violation)
o The software is Windows-only
o The homepage lists the 770 as a phone...

*If* it's based on ffmpeg, this is the license clash:

"This software may only be used to convert personally owned content .
Makayama Software supports Fair Use."

[snip]

Of course, since the software seems to have the purpose of just
converting media to formats that take less space, they could list just
about every device that has a media-player, nothing Nokia specific
there.  I would definitely not consider this in any way related to
Maemo, except possibly by accident.  In fact, if this is to be
considered Maemo-related, we might as well allow listing of Photoshop,
Final Cut, CuBase, etc...

I don't see *any* justifiable reason for listing this software.


Regards: David Weinehall