Any PORT in a storm.....
Monday, January 17, 2005 by Jafo | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Seems there's a sub-culture of 'skinners' who look down their noses at anything vaguely resembling a 'Port'....as if those who do them are second-class citizens.
Porting is an essential part of skinning. Without ports there would be NO suites, as then there'd be 'just' a WB and no Winamp to match....or a DX theme and no WB, etc. Anyone not understanding the importance of porting clearly is ignorant about both the history and actual 'meaning' of skinning. Do a search for 'Heavy Equipment' in just about any gallery/skin proggy you can think of, and on any skin site you like....then you'll 'know'....
I think this vilification of those who 'port' should stop.
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Reply #9 Monday, January 17, 2005 10:13 PM
You never notice, Joe...
OZZY ... yes...I'll get back to you shortly...
Reply #10 Monday, January 17, 2005 10:31 PM
This variation on the Deanach3 style by Sonus Kace has been
modified by me, Zsantz, in accordance with the Open Source
license under which he released Deanach3. You can do whatever
you want with the code and images. Enjoy! I enjoyed making it.
And I have more respect for the creators of visual styles than
ever before.
Thank You in advance and awaiting your reply.
Reply #11 Monday, January 17, 2005 10:43 PM
Butch...the 'Open Source' or GNU licence is what Linux and other proggies are distributed under.
The licence is quite clear and specific about how you use and distribute the property. Prime requisite is that the GNU licence itself is included and it is noted that distribution is under that licence.
I'll dig up a link...or Google can for you.....just read it and it will be clear...
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I don't think I'd put porting as a neccesity, as some people like pixstudio seem to be able to make and apply an entire suite doing everything himself. Porting seems important to me when 1 person has a strength at one thing, and another has a strength at doing something else, OR likewise doesn't care to port it, but doesn't mind if it's done. Like a person making 200 system icons, but someone else is wanting to make it compatible with IconPackager. The original author might not want to make it for IconPackager, but if someone else wants to port it for them, they often either don't mind, or would be happy for you to.
Reply #17 Tuesday, January 18, 2005 3:02 PM
I still value originality over imitation any day of the week. Especially in suites. Family members share a resemblance, they do not look identical (identical twins excluded). So if you have to port, be sure not to just clone things.
Reply #18 Tuesday, January 18, 2005 5:34 PM
Amen to that. Even my dog can use marquee tools and copy/paste.
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