[TxMt] Re: TextMate 2

[Allan Odgaard]

On 17 Jun 2009, at 20:15, enas wrote:

> [...] I guess the "natural" solution would be that TextMate gets  
> eventually open-sourced (with the possibility to make donations to  
> the bundle developers as well as to the core project's developers).  
> I understood that Allan has a very precise vision of where he wants  
> to get to, so it wouldn't seem strange that once this state is  
> achieved (or if Allan gives up on reaching that state, whichever  
> comes first :), he decides to open-source it. Is there any  
> consideration on that matter?

Yeah, F/OSS has long been on my taunt



>
> As everyone agrees, one of the great advantages of TextMate is its
> free project-like community (which as far as I know, is quite unique
> for a non open-source piece of software, which shows that not
> everything is black or white as some people often claim it - TextMate
> indeed shows a smart combination of the advantages of different  
> models).
>
> enas
>
> On 17 Jun 2009, at 18:59, Jon Ippolito wrote:
>
>> Although only a TextMate newbie, I would be happy to pay for an
>> upgrade to version 2.
>>
>> That said, I can imagine a purchase page that allowed upgraders to
>> choose from a number of possible "donation" amounts--say, via the  
>> sort
>> of pull-down menu you get when paying for music at http://
>> Magnatune.com. You could then bury the option to Upgrade for Free
>> somewhere deep on the page or on another page, so that it's an option
>> for the needy.
>>
>> I would also love to contribute a few beers to bundle developers--
>> perhaps via a similar system or a "checkbox" list.
>>
>> Thanks to everyone who's contributed to this vibrant community!
>>
>> jon
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