Re: [QGIS-Developer] Theoretical discussion: A QGIS paid plugin marketplace? (was: sponsored plugin)

2024-02-01 Thread Emma Hain via QGIS-Developer
Hi All The economics of this is very interesting. As a community, we want to give something to our fellow members that they need. It allows for our creativity in scratching an itch, and sharing that solution. However, we can break the mold and work out a novel way to deliver. The open-source

Re: [QGIS-Developer] Theoretical discussion: A QGIS paid plugin marketplace? (was: sponsored plugin)

2024-02-01 Thread C Hamilton via QGIS-Developer
Hi Nyall, First, thank you for all that you have done over the years. You have helped me a number of times in answering questions. Open source software is an interesting beast. There is so much donated time without compensation yet people need to feed themselves. My first QGIS plugin was in 2016

Re: [QGIS-Developer] Theoretical discussion: A QGIS paid plugin marketplace?

2024-02-01 Thread Roger Merritt via QGIS-Developer
Hi Greg, This is a highly subjective conversation, and I am sure we can all agree on that. But in answer to you question about separating plugin developers from: Core Code Developers: I guess Plugin Developers see an opportunity that is outside core GIS Functionality - eg LandXML from Victoria

Re: [QGIS-Developer] Theoretical discussion: A QGIS paid plugin marketplace?

2024-02-01 Thread Greg Troxel via QGIS-Developer
Nyall Dawson via QGIS-Developer writes: > I wanted to kick start a (hopefully!) civil, THEORETICAL discussion about > the role of a paid plugin marketplace for QGIS plugins. > > - Yes, I'm aware that plugins must be GPL, and that this makes paid plugins > a little trickier in that they're

[QGIS-Developer] QGIS User Conference 2024 & Contributor Meeting

2024-02-01 Thread Martin Dobias via QGIS-Developer
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Re: [QGIS-Developer] [Qgis-psc] Theoretical discussion: A QGIS paid plugin marketplace? (was: sponsored plugin)

2024-02-01 Thread João Gaspar via QGIS-Developer
Hi to all, why not have a similar approach to SLYR Community Version and a "Paid" Version? Nyall what is your experience of managing your plugin in both ways? Other tools as lastools and whitetoolbox have similar model, they give open core tools in their plugins and then if you want to use them