"Douglas Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:001c01c1b45e$8ef6d0b0 > 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.
I would love to answer you but, you know, but I make a living out of my knowledge and I feel this kind of "knowledge sharing" mentality could really hurt the development community, so it's better to keep it secret :-)))) PS For the free stuff see my signature or check the Exchange ---------------------------- Massimo Foti [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.massimocorner.com Dreamweaver, Ultradev and Fireworks goodies http://www.projectseven.com/viewer/snippets.htm Snippets Panel ---------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ Get Your Own Dedicated Windows 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=coldfusionb 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
