Comments on: Is is possible to enable OpenID in an SMF forum? http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/06/25/is-is-possible-to-enable-openid-in-an-smf-forum/ Random things that interest me. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:17:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: matthew http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/06/25/is-is-possible-to-enable-openid-in-an-smf-forum/#comment-6619 matthew Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:40:50 +0000 http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/?p=84#comment-6619 Michael: that is great news! Thank you. I will definitely upgrade when 2.0 is released...sooner if I have time to test the beta on a sandbox for a while. Michael: that is great news! Thank you. I will definitely upgrade when 2.0 is released…sooner if I have time to test the beta on a sandbox for a while.

]]> By: Michael "Oldiesmann" Eshom http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/06/25/is-is-possible-to-enable-openid-in-an-smf-forum/#comment-6601 Michael "Oldiesmann" Eshom Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:47:32 +0000 http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/?p=84#comment-6601 OpenID support is a default feature in SMF 2.0 :) As far as modifications - you are free to distribute them as a mod (see our site for more info) - you just can't redistribute the forum software itself (modified or otherwise). Michael "Oldiesmann" Eshom Project Manager, Simple Machines oldiesmann@simplemachines.org OpenID support is a default feature in SMF 2.0 :)

As far as modifications - you are free to distribute them as a mod (see our site for more info) - you just can’t redistribute the forum software itself (modified or otherwise).

Michael “Oldiesmann” Eshom
Project Manager, Simple Machines
oldiesmann@simplemachines.org

]]> By: matthew http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/06/25/is-is-possible-to-enable-openid-in-an-smf-forum/#comment-6550 matthew Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:54:25 +0000 http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/?p=84#comment-6550 I actually read and understood the license before I installed the software. I am fine with the terms. If I wasn't, I would have used something else. Freedom also means the freedom for content creators to be able to limit the use of their content if they choose to do so. I might choose to release things I create using the GPL or a Creative Commons license, but I do not feel a need to legislate that others do the same, nor do I think that this needs to limit what I use in all cases. One who is secure in his beliefs feels no need to force those beliefs on others. Oh, and it isn't as evil as it sounds. You can modify the system all you want, you just can't redistribute the modifications. If you think they are worth distributing, you can do so within the system the software authors set up--as a plugin or by submitting code to the developers for possible inclusion in future releases. I actually read and understood the license before I installed the software. I am fine with the terms. If I wasn’t, I would have used something else.

Freedom also means the freedom for content creators to be able to limit the use of their content if they choose to do so. I might choose to release things I create using the GPL or a Creative Commons license, but I do not feel a need to legislate that others do the same, nor do I think that this needs to limit what I use in all cases.

One who is secure in his beliefs feels no need to force those beliefs on others.

Oh, and it isn’t as evil as it sounds. You can modify the system all you want, you just can’t redistribute the modifications. If you think they are worth distributing, you can do so within the system the software authors set up–as a plugin or by submitting code to the developers for possible inclusion in future releases.

]]> By: verb http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/06/25/is-is-possible-to-enable-openid-in-an-smf-forum/#comment-6548 verb Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:45:19 +0000 http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/?p=84#comment-6548 It is strange that an Ubuntu member doesn't even bother to look at licenses of software before using it :) You're not allowed to modify and redistribute this forum system. It's restricted. It feels gloomy. It is strange that an Ubuntu member doesn’t even bother to look at licenses of software before using it :)

You’re not allowed to modify and redistribute this forum system. It’s restricted. It feels gloomy.

]]> By: matthew http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/06/25/is-is-possible-to-enable-openid-in-an-smf-forum/#comment-6547 matthew Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:23:24 +0000 http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/?p=84#comment-6547 Jacob: okay, that's a fair point. Also, I forgot to say "thank you" to Dread Knight for the ideas he shared. Thanks, DK. :) Jacob: okay, that’s a fair point.

Also, I forgot to say “thank you” to Dread Knight for the ideas he shared. Thanks, DK. :)

]]> By: Jacob Peddicord http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/06/25/is-is-possible-to-enable-openid-in-an-smf-forum/#comment-6546 Jacob Peddicord Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:17:55 +0000 http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/?p=84#comment-6546 metthew: I think he means non-open-source by the fact that redistribution of SMF and associated mods is not allowed. Kind of a "here's our code, but you aren't allowed to share" attitude. metthew: I think he means non-open-source by the fact that redistribution of SMF and associated mods is not allowed. Kind of a “here’s our code, but you aren’t allowed to share” attitude.

]]> By: matthew http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/06/25/is-is-possible-to-enable-openid-in-an-smf-forum/#comment-6535 matthew Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:49:26 +0000 http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/?p=84#comment-6535 Not open source? What are you talking about? It is a free download, consists of html, php and css files. There isn't a binary in the bunch. Anyone can read the source code... Read for yourself: http://www.simplemachines.org/about/opensource.php Not open source? What are you talking about? It is a free download, consists of html, php and css files. There isn’t a binary in the bunch. Anyone can read the source code…

Read for yourself: http://www.simplemachines.org/about/opensource.php

]]> By: Dread Knight http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/2008/06/25/is-is-possible-to-enable-openid-in-an-smf-forum/#comment-6533 Dread Knight Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:37:02 +0000 http://matthewhelmke.net/wordpress/?p=84#comment-6533 You should ask on the official SMF forums and check the mod db. As far as i can tell, so far forum boards are not very OpenID friendly; just my 2 cents. (too bad smf is not open source...) You should ask on the official SMF forums and check the mod db.

As far as i can tell, so far forum boards are not very OpenID friendly; just my 2 cents. (too bad smf is not open source…)

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