From 7b2a3175e17019aefde34de39030724016851b42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mo Beigi Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2019 19:01:24 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] Update README --- README.md | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 60f8740d..cd50d15a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,9 +1,27 @@ # FileBot -The FileBot source code is available for your convenience: +This is a fork of the official github FileBot source code on **23 Mar 2018**. +The repo has unfortunately since been taken offline. It appears like the developer [rednoah](https://github.com/rednoah) has decided to try and make money off this software which originally rose in popularity due to its open source nature. -* You may view the source code and learn from it. -* You may build FileBot for private use on unsupported platforms. -* You may NOT use the source code to avoid paying for FileBot or help others to do so. +rednoah has: +* Added nagware to the original software to promote sales +* Made it intentionally harder to build the software +* Censored/removed posts on forums they moderate +* Deceived the community who supported the software +* Finally, removed the open source code from Github. -Please respect the author that is kindly making the source code available under the [MODIFIED DON'T BE A DICK PUBLIC LICENSE](https://github.com/filebot/filebot/blob/master/LICENSE.md). +Stop making absurd excuses like "there were no other contributors" which is a complete lie. Just say you want to make money, there is nothing wrong with that but you can't seem to admit it. + +# Original Fork Point +If you are interested in the original fork point check out the [fork-point](../../tree/fork-point/) branch. + +# Building +It is possible to build the source code as a standalone jar or as an self signed UWP app. + +# Binaries/Releases +Check out the releases for some releases. + +# Licence +The FileBot source code is available for your convenience. + +I will keep this repo under the same licence (which was modified for more greed) [MODIFIED DON'T BE A DICK PUBLIC LICENSE](../master/LICENSE.md).