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anphanax:

quote:Due to the large amount of time and expense expended in creating X-Chat for Windows, it will only be available to registered users from now on. However, you can download and try 2.4.0 right now.

You may use X-Chat for Windows for free for 30 days. If, after this time, you would like to continue using the product, you are required to register. Registration is a one time fee of $20 USD (United States Dollars) or $25 AUD (Australian Dollars). You may pay using the Paymate service below, which accepts credit cards in both currencies.
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It's nice when free things suddenly cost money. It would be nice if I could at least get the bug fixes for free. :\

WMD:
How the hell is this legal?  Isn't X-Chat a GPL product?  :confused:

Canadian Lover:
http://www.xchat.org/about/

WMD:
Hmmm...the Windows binary is shareware, but the rest is GPL...didn't know they could do that.

Orethrius:

--- Quote from: WMD ---Hmmm...the Windows binary is shareware, but the rest is GPL...didn't know they could do that.
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Apparently they can. I don't mean to sound like the asshole here, but if people don't like the shareware fee, why not just download the source and compile it yourself? It's perfectly open on that front, and I don't see any part of the site that prohibits the redistribution of a one-off free product (call it kchat and spread it around); in fact, the site apparently APPROVES that conduct. Too bad they decided to charge for the Windows frontend though. :(

  :cool:

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