On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 8:55 PM, Donnie Berkholz <dberkh...@gentoo.org> wrote:
> I always wonder, are there actually people who feel they gain some sort
> of competitive advantage by having access to PyMOL features first?
> Doesn't seem to make sense because anyone else can pay for the same
> level of access. Plus it's mostly a visualization tool, so I'm not sure
> I understand the rationale.

I doubt anyone feels that they get a competitive advantage, but I'm
sure there are users who would rather not wait for (for example) MTZ
file support.

> I'd always thought that the payment was intended for people who wanted
> to support the future of PyMOL as well as get some high-quality
> documentation and increased personal support.

There were some features that always required payment and were never
open-sourced - RigiMol, the native MacPyMOL, etc.

-Nat

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