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Even though the guy may deserve it, we don't want to stoop to his level, it just makes it worse

interesting idea for a repaint

lol, you're funny Bman!

We can see different points of view - that is right. We must also consider: running a freeware site with a vast database is extremely expensive! not matter what - it does costs lots of dollars every month!  As a honest point of view - asking so little in exchange in order to distribute freeware for 1 year - is justified.  --  many sites are diverting into this kind of policy - which will ensure freeware distribution for future - without understress a webmaster - in thinking 'How do I pay those bills every month'  - - those sites that adopt this systems - are blistery fast - and I can assure easy I get with adsl downloads speed up to 80 to 90 kb sec - able to switch from a page to another in less than 1 sec!! 
We also have a statement from avsim which can prove it:

AVSIM Online is one of the oldest and largest web sites online dedicated to serving the simulation community. Currently we run three servers and have a very large "pipe" connected to the Internet. Our 30+ volunteers, from top to bottom, work daily to bring you the best in simulation news, resources, discussions and files. Those servers, the pipe and our philosophy of continuing improvement in services provided to the sim enthusiast cost money. Lots of money. AVSIM spends tens of thousands of dollars a year bringing you the Premier Resource in simulation. Advertising, commissions from product sales, and other revenue generating efforts on our part do a lot to help pay the bills. But you can help! Donate today to your simulation resource! Help us continue to provide you service and feature enhancements as well as all the great news, files and forums focused on our hobby. Please contribute today - your contribution will be put to good use supporting your hobby and community!

That is true!! and you all should think about seriously - as this cost will only increases in the future and eventually force every freeware distribution database to take necessary action in order to secure its exhistance.

balbo

The issue as far as I can tell is not complying with a simple request.

Please do no redistribute to anywhere unless I give permission to do so. Please contact me if you have intentions to upload these files to any site that these files weren't originally uploaded to. I will give permission to do so in most cases

Two of my planes are there also and I put that into my readme file. All he had to do is ask.

I've explained my reasons at some length twice now.

Obviously not everyone agrees with my viewpoint. Nevertheless it remains my viewpoint and the viewpoint of several other people.

I'll continue to persue a man who seeks to profit (note the word "profit" means financially as well as any other definition you may attribute to it) from my work without my permission and contrary to a licence that's very clear and easy to understand.

He makes his money from the First class membership fees and his cut of the payware CDs that are sold by mondalori.com (who host his files) full of freeware software from his site.

The ad revenue is small potatoes by comparism.

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the thing is, my friend, that at flightsim.com, they will take the file down if you ask them

also you have a lot more of a chance of getting in without the first class membership there than at fsplanet