I agree with Charles. Game development is both time-consuming and expensive. There is a lot more that goes into it than people might think. People that develop games are entitled to financial compensation if they decide to sell their product.
On 4/3/23, Charles Rivard <[email protected]> wrote: > Why does it matter what they do in the way of work? I would consider it > like having a second job that may or may not provide a large monetary gain. > > If they create or modify games as a sideline, why should they not ge paid? > > > > > If you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished!! > -----Original Message----- > From: Jude DaShiell > Sent: Monday, April 03, 2023 3:48 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Games expensive lately? > > The full-time developers need to be paid but the ones that make their > money doing other work and do part-time development are another story. > That's how linux got where it is today. The payment the linux developers > got and get is they often learn more about programming doing their linux > development than they manage to do in the careers where they make their > money. A loss for employers but our gain. > Aside from that, the linux developers get to work on the best supported > operating systems on the planet. Microsoft can't match that level of > support. > -- Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in > defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that > order." Ed Howdershelt 1940. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Justin M. Jones, M.A. [email protected] (254) 624-9155 701 Ewing St. #509-C, Ft. Wayne IN, 46802 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#126123): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/message/126123 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/98016854/21656 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/leave/607459/21656/1071380848/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
