> I know this is not the place for this, but I just have to ask this > question of the community. What is the benefit of developing a > commercial grade application and then giving that application away for > free? I see message boards out there where people have obviously spent > hours and hours of development time and effort, just to turn around and > give the thing away. Is this type of mentality not hurting the > development community? I understand that a message board is not that > huge of a deal, but some people are trying to make a living developing > such items. Is it not more beneficial to design a product and sale it > for the going rate of such an application? I am eager to hear what > everyones thoughts are on this subject. I would have posted to the > community list, but hardly anyone really reads it.
Couple of points- I've seen applications that were built for the sole reason that a developer wanted to show off their abilities. Something that is useful and fits the requirements. Then they can say, "this is one thing that I have done in CF, it is used on x sites world-wide!" Okay, so it's free, but it *is* used by many sites. Artists call it "making a dummy"... they build up a complete work to send to publishers or prospective clients that showcases abilities. Also, on the comment that "hardly anyone reads" the community list... why do I have almost 8500 emails from that list in my folder? Cheers! Hatton ______________________________________________________________________ Why Share? Dedicated Win 2000 Server � PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionc FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
