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http://www.formspring.me/EdmundM/q/406960226210700795 http://www.formspring.me/EdmundM/q/406960226210700795 dpitkin from canonical: "Hi, I just looked into it

http://www.formspring.me/EdmundM/q/406960226210700795 http://www.formspring.me/EdmundM/q/406960226210700795 dpitkin from canonical: "Hi, I just looked into it and the check to Tommy and Edmund from Canonical is in process for the 77 copies of Super Meat Boy. We have been working together since November to get it resolved, no piracy here just some miscommunication. David Pitkin Canonical" edmund: "they got it from the HIB, HIB gives all the linux builds to Ubuntu during the promotion and does a blanket statment to all involved, we said we were interested in putting smb in the store but never heard back and never got a contract or exchanged information (hence why we were never paid) they never contacted us back after that and we simply never knew it was in their store." So, which is it? Have canonical and edmund been communicating to fix since November? Or has this literally NEVER (edmund's statement) happened? Given the HIB involvement, I'm very inclined to think that a massive miscommunication happened and that, frankly, edmund is just massively whining and whinging. Listen, I get it, he might be frustrated, but Edmund spoke in absolutes and we know how often absolutes are correct. Either way, "pirating" is the wrong word. It's obvious there was no malice from Canonical. And I honestly don't know what Edmund was trying to achieve...he just looks bad in this whole exchange.

Fargren 14y ago
Edmund didn't use the word piracy. That was just some editorializing by the Kotaku reporter and has since been removed. I think what Edmund wants is to rant a bit about how Canonical says he "declined to make their game available" when it was Canonical who didn't accept the game in the first place. It makes it look as though he has a problem with Ubuntu, which he doesn't. Honestly, he just ranted about it on his formspring. He didn't make a press release or press charges. He's understandably annoyed that they made him look bad to save face and that they didn't pay him some money they should have.
makomk 14y ago
edmund's statement is a bit curious. HIB didn't merely "give all the linux builds to Ubuntu during the promotion", they advertised that all the HIB5 games including Super Meat Boy would be available from the Ubuntu Software Center: http://blog.humblebundle.com/post/24981005928/humble-indie-bundle-v-games-in-the-ubuntu-software http://blog.humblebundle.com/post/24981005928/humble-indie-b... So Ubuntu was meant to allow HIB users to "buy" the games for no money and download it, just not to allow non-HIB customers to pay money for them. Which leaves a much more understandable avenue for them to screw up. Also, he says he's really pissed off with Ubuntu prior to HIB7 but they're the ones who refused to allow The Binding Of Isaac. Does that really seem terribly plausible?

Fargren 14y ago

Edmund didn't use the word piracy. That was just some editorializing by the Kotaku reporter and has since been removed. I think what Edmund wants is to rant a bit about how Canonical says he "declined to make their game available" when it was Canonical who didn't accept the game in the first place. It makes it look as though he has a problem with Ubuntu, which he doesn't. Honestly, he just ranted about it on his formspring. He didn't make a press release or press charges. He's understandably annoyed that they made him look bad to save face and that they didn't pay him some money they should have.

makomk 14y ago

edmund's statement is a bit curious. HIB didn't merely "give all the linux builds to Ubuntu during the promotion", they advertised that all the HIB5 games including Super Meat Boy would be available from the Ubuntu Software Center: http://blog.humblebundle.com/post/24981005928/humble-indie-bundle-v-games-in-the-ubuntu-software http://blog.humblebundle.com/post/24981005928/humble-indie-b... So Ubuntu was meant to allow HIB users to "buy" the games for no money and download it, just not to allow non-HIB customers to pay money for them. Which leaves a much more understandable avenue for them to screw up. Also, he says he's really pissed off with Ubuntu prior to HIB7 but they're the ones who refused to allow The Binding Of Isaac. Does that really seem terribly plausible?