Afwall: Philosophical issue with "donation features"

Created on 3 Nov 2016 · 3Comments · Source: ukanth/afwall

Doesn't keeping "donation features" closed source break the whole point of using an open-source firewall? I really want to donate, but getting a piece of closed-source code for this kinda feels wrong, 'cuz then it's not really a donation, but rather a purchase, don't you think?

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belevtsoff

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All donation features are right here in this same repository as open source, You can just remove the checks and compile it with all donate/paid features.

I have not even integrated closed source validation frameworks like Google App Licensing libraries for validation.

Thanks.

ukanth on 3 Nov 2016

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All donation features are right here in this same repository as open source, You can just remove the checks and compile it with all donate/paid features.

I have not even integrated closed source validation frameworks like Google App Licensing libraries for validation.

Thanks.

ukanth on 3 Nov 2016

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@ukanth That's great news, thanks for the explanation! One more donation is guaranteed :)

belevtsoff on 3 Nov 2016

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