[email protected] wrote: > as a single person I am not in a position to charge large amounts of money
This has nothing to do with SDR but: Why not? If your software has amazing value then you can and should charge amazing amounts of money. If someone comes along and offers up some competition then you will have to decide what to do about that of course. But I think the economics apply the same whether you are large or small. Both have advantages and disadvantages. It's impossible for the small to make and fulfill on a 24/7 commitment, as a simple example. But on the other hand it is impossible for the large to be as quick and flexible as the small. Work with what you've got, instead of against what you haven't. :) > So I have to develop software for free No you don't. If you choose to then all the better, and kudos to you for making the world better! But you don't have to. And you certainly don't have to provide any support. That is really explicit in the license. Of course people want you to work for free and do their job so that they can feed their own faces without having to make an effort. If they ask and you do then they win. If they ask and you don't then you are only fulfilling on what you agreed to in the license (ie. nothing!). People really need to learn to deal with that aspect of open source. But to be fair, it is completely different from everything they know. Kind regards and happy hacking //Peter
