Comments on: Why I won’t enter the eBay Flex widget contest http://dougmccune.com/blog/2008/01/23/why-i-wont-enter-the-ebay-flex-widget-contest/ A blog about Adobe Flex Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:14:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Sunny Li http://dougmccune.com/blog/2008/01/23/why-i-wont-enter-the-ebay-flex-widget-contest/#comment-51929 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:16:52 +0000 http://dougmccune.com/blog/2008/01/23/why-i-wont-enter-the-ebay-flex-widget-contest/#comment-51929 Hi Pedro, I couldn't agree with you more. Due to the nature of this contest and the fact we had very little time to plan and execute, it really limited our ability to expand the contest to many more countries. However, we will take our learnings from this contest, and better plan for a more inclusive contest next time to make up for those lost point :o). Hi Pedro, I couldn’t agree with you more. Due to the nature of this contest and the fact we had very little time to plan and execute, it really limited our ability to expand the contest to many more countries. However, we will take our learnings from this contest, and better plan for a more inclusive contest next time to make up for those lost point :o ).

]]> by: Pedro http://dougmccune.com/blog/2008/01/23/why-i-wont-enter-the-ebay-flex-widget-contest/#comment-50223 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:27:51 +0000 http://dougmccune.com/blog/2008/01/23/why-i-wont-enter-the-ebay-flex-widget-contest/#comment-50223 Hi Sunny, first of all thank you for the answer, well the problem is that it kinda make us (the rest of world) feel like regional, and in these days i'm sure you can do better ;) I'm sure that many developers would love to contribute but can't just because of legalities. I understand that legal stuff is hard to overcome but still the way i feel it is that it kinda makes you loose points amongst the comunnity. Hi Sunny, first of all thank you for the answer, well the problem is that it kinda make us (the rest of world) feel like regional, and in these days i’m sure you can do better ;)
I’m sure that many developers would love to contribute but can’t just because of legalities.
I understand that legal stuff is hard to overcome but still the way i feel it is that it kinda makes you loose points amongst the comunnity.

]]> by: Sunny Li http://dougmccune.com/blog/2008/01/23/why-i-wont-enter-the-ebay-flex-widget-contest/#comment-50035 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:53:21 +0000 http://dougmccune.com/blog/2008/01/23/why-i-wont-enter-the-ebay-flex-widget-contest/#comment-50035 Hi Pedro, the reason only US, CA and UK are allowed into the contest is purely legal. Due to the nature of this contest, we tried our best to allow as many countries into the contest as we could without over complicating various legal requirements. This does not mean that we will not throw regional contests in the future though. Hi Pedro, the reason only US, CA and UK are allowed into the contest is purely legal. Due to the nature of this contest, we tried our best to allow as many countries into the contest as we could without over complicating various legal requirements. This does not mean that we will not throw regional contests in the future though.

]]> by: Pedro http://dougmccune.com/blog/2008/01/23/why-i-wont-enter-the-ebay-flex-widget-contest/#comment-49939 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:54:15 +0000 http://dougmccune.com/blog/2008/01/23/why-i-wont-enter-the-ebay-flex-widget-contest/#comment-49939 While eBay's response was a good example of a big company listening to the community I do have one more question, why can't developers from other countries participate? That is a major drawback... While eBay’s response was a good example of a big company listening to the community I do have one more question, why can’t developers from other countries participate? That is a major drawback…

]]> by: Dreaming in Flash » Blog Archive » Why I won’t enter the eBay Flex widget contest http://dougmccune.com/blog/2008/01/23/why-i-wont-enter-the-ebay-flex-widget-contest/#comment-49926 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:10:09 +0000 http://dougmccune.com/blog/2008/01/23/why-i-wont-enter-the-ebay-flex-widget-contest/#comment-49926 [...] After reading about the eBay Flex widget contest over at Doug's blog and seeing eBay changing the contest rules, to allow the use of open-source code licensed under the MIT or BSD licenses, I got curious and went to the site. I registered, got the API access keys and tried a couple of samples they have for download. Just like Doug said: "thought maybe I’d whip something together and enter". [...] […] After reading about the eBay Flex widget contest over at Doug’s blog and seeing eBay changing the contest rules, to allow the use of open-source code licensed under the MIT or BSD licenses, I got curious and went to the site. I registered, got the API access keys and tried a couple of samples they have for download. Just like Doug said: “thought maybe I’d whip something together and enter”. […]

]]> by: dougmccune.com » Blog Archive » eBay Widget Contest rules change for Flex developers http://dougmccune.com/blog/2008/01/23/why-i-wont-enter-the-ebay-flex-widget-contest/#comment-49489 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:09:11 +0000 http://dougmccune.com/blog/2008/01/23/why-i-wont-enter-the-ebay-flex-widget-contest/#comment-49489 [...] I’ve been called out. So I originally bitched and moaned about how I wasn’t going to enter the eBay widget contest because of the restrictive rules about no open source code. That same day I got an email from someone at eBay, spoke with someone on the phone to explain my issues, and now they’ve gone and changed the rules to be accommodating. I was very impressed with eBay’s concern and willingness to listen to developers. So now I guess I have to enter the contest, right? Unfortunately the truth is I probably won’t get my act together to create an entry, but now the only excuse I have is that I’m too busy. I’m going to try to carve out some time to make an entry, but god knows if that will actually happen. When I originally complained, I was hiding my busyness/laziness behind my rant about the rules. Now eBay has gone and done everything I wanted to make the rules better, and I feel like my bluff has been called. [...] […] I’ve been called out. So I originally bitched and moaned about how I wasn’t going to enter the eBay widget contest because of the restrictive rules about no open source code. That same day I got an email from someone at eBay, spoke with someone on the phone to explain my issues, and now they’ve gone and changed the rules to be accommodating. I was very impressed with eBay’s concern and willingness to listen to developers. So now I guess I have to enter the contest, right? Unfortunately the truth is I probably won’t get my act together to create an entry, but now the only excuse I have is that I’m too busy. I’m going to try to carve out some time to make an entry, but god knows if that will actually happen. When I originally complained, I was hiding my busyness/laziness behind my rant about the rules. Now eBay has gone and done everything I wanted to make the rules better, and I feel like my bluff has been called. […]

]]> by: Scott Barnes http://dougmccune.com/blog/2008/01/23/why-i-wont-enter-the-ebay-flex-widget-contest/#comment-49158 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:29:07 +0000 http://dougmccune.com/blog/2008/01/23/why-i-wont-enter-the-ebay-flex-widget-contest/#comment-49158 This is hilarious.. At times I think there is room for swearing in blogs and this line made me laugh (i was in an airport terminal and people gave me weird looks) "Fuck that. I use open-source projects in nearly everything I do. Literally everything." Harry.. hey.. we're not that lame ...are we?... - Scott Barnes RIA Evangelist Microsoft. This is hilarious.. At times I think there is room for swearing in blogs and this line made me laugh (i was in an airport terminal and people gave me weird looks)

“Fuck that. I use open-source projects in nearly everything I do. Literally everything.”

Harry.. hey.. we’re not that lame …are we?…

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Scott Barnes
RIA Evangelist
Microsoft.

]]> by: Sunny Li http://dougmccune.com/blog/2008/01/23/why-i-wont-enter-the-ebay-flex-widget-contest/#comment-48481 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:36:16 +0000 http://dougmccune.com/blog/2008/01/23/why-i-wont-enter-the-ebay-flex-widget-contest/#comment-48481 Hi All, Thank you all for your wonderful suggestions and Doug for helping us better understand other forms of open source that are critical to the community and this contest. We have decided to add exceptions to any open source under MIT or new BSD license in addition (of course) to open source published by eBay under CDD license. The widget size limit will be increased to 400kb as well to better accommodate the Flex platform. The terms will be updated by Monday of next week. Cheers Sunny Hi All,

Thank you all for your wonderful suggestions and Doug for helping us better understand other forms of open source that are critical to the community and this contest. We have decided to add exceptions to any open source under MIT or new BSD license in addition (of course) to open source published by eBay under CDD license. The widget size limit will be increased to 400kb as well to better accommodate the Flex platform. The terms will be updated by Monday of next week.

Cheers
Sunny

]]> by: Nuno Morgadinho http://dougmccune.com/blog/2008/01/23/why-i-wont-enter-the-ebay-flex-widget-contest/#comment-47923 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:25:55 +0000 http://dougmccune.com/blog/2008/01/23/why-i-wont-enter-the-ebay-flex-widget-contest/#comment-47923 I totally agree and hope eBay reconsiders on this. Open-source is good thing for all the parties involved in this case. I totally agree and hope eBay reconsiders on this. Open-source is good thing for all the parties involved in this case.

]]> by: Harry http://dougmccune.com/blog/2008/01/23/why-i-wont-enter-the-ebay-flex-widget-contest/#comment-47817 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:48:52 +0000 http://dougmccune.com/blog/2008/01/23/why-i-wont-enter-the-ebay-flex-widget-contest/#comment-47817 Flex without the benefit of an open source community that has spent many years building and growing the available software libraries is as lame as.. Silverlight! Flex without the benefit of an open source community that has spent many years building and growing the available software libraries is as lame as.. Silverlight!

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