Yeah , but TJ paid some heavy dues to get here. He started AB out on an Amiga (the Ami part of the name) and for years he had a very small list of users.
d > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of scourt2000 > Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 4:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [amibroker] Re: AmiBroker Contingency Plans > > > Just imagine...there's this one developer in Poland who is making a > killing by selling his product worldwide with no one able to fire him > or force him to do what he doesn't want to. He works hard at it > because he enjoys it and there's always something in that product for > everyone to get the purchase value out of. > > Life doesn't get (professionally) much better than that as a self- > employed individual...unless you have some great talent you were born > with that is in high demand or unless you can trade the futures and > make a 7 figure salary without having to get out of your jammies and > take a shower...until you feel like it. > > --- In [email protected], "progster01" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "vlanschot" <vlanschot@> wrote: > > > > > He has chosen a business format which has been very successful > for > > > AB. But the main risk is the reliance on its creator (there is no > > > contingency plan here). We cannot have him turn into an author. > > > > That's something I've wondered about - does TJ have any contingency > > plans at all for what happens to AB as a product if for any reason > he > > personally becomes unavailable for maintaining/advancing it? > > > > For some reason, I think of the theater, where the producer of a > show > > makes sure that the star has an understudy who knows the part and > can > > play it if called upon. > > > > I know it's a completely different model, but for comparison, Linux > > will go on even if Linus does not. > > > > AB as a codebase is such a powerful and useful accomplishment that > it > > is appalling to think of it's continuing viability being completely > > and irretrievably tied to the plans and status of one man alone. > > > > > > > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. > > To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > For other support material please check also: > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
