IF you had posted such poll I wouldn't have mind participating to it.Basically for me, it boils down to do you want open source free ryzom and xaviers company or do you want a proper company to buy ryzom.
The one you created on the other hand is far from the actual question you wanted to be answered here. The question of Ryzom being a free software or not is a valid one, but it's far different from what the Project is: a last resort.
In this regard, I do prefer a free Ryzom than nothing.
As for the WDM allusion: you do realise that Bush's admin used the very same argumentation as you to pretend there was WDM? "We know they exist", "You don't see them but they are there!", "Trust us, we know what we are doing", "We ARE the ONLY OFFICIAL source", "nothing prove they don't exist", ect.. That's precisely what you are doing:
NAME ME ANOTHER BYER THAN RYZOM.ORG today, can you? Nope you can't and that's what I'm trying to explain here.. there is nothing to do with a conspiracy theory or a fukin Elvis. Lol, the funny thing is that I remember seeing many US citizens started to follow News on the BBC to get proper and accurate information before the war.
Anyway, I mentioned the BBC only because that's an English source, know by most of the english speaking population, there are other news, magazines who already are talking about this project, in France.
As for this project getting more support from non-players, it has 2 of the former "creators" of Ryzom in it, some named Nevrax developers.. I dunno for you but this sound closer enough for me as a "last resort project". To tell the truth, they also do not pretend to compete fully against a real buyer.. but at last they offer an alternative to a possible end of this game: that's all I'm asking.
Last but not least: Either you trust Nevrax and you should know for sure that if Ryzom.org was a fake, an official news would have been posted.. or at last a "warning". Or you don't and you should also stop trusting Nevrax when they say that some "investors and individuals" are interested. Either way: no matter what and how you turn it around, Ryzom.org is the only known investor...
Hence, today sunday 03 December 2006, this is them or nothing. Now, if some prefer no to face this fact, it's their choice, not mine.
PS: someone was talking to ryzom.org as "your site", "look what you've done", ect.. I must tell here that I am not a member of this website, the only relationship I have with them is a donetion pladge I've made... like any other Ryzom players who did.