Yes as I stated in the email previous to this i am sorry for the harsh, not very well thought out comments(everyone has a bad day). I fully understand Open Source. And yes sometimes a little bit of money does provoke that little bit of innovation needed for an Open Source project to take that great leap.
So I retract my earlier comments as they were not thought out and do not fully express my views as an Open Source Developer. Thanks, Donald Organ Shawn wrote: > > Sorry Donald, but your comment suggests you do not really understand > what Open Source is. > > It is more than "I can get it for free". And it is more than "I can > do what I want with it" (two very different kinds of "free"). It is a > mix of the two, with a healthy dose of "what makes the community > better" view in there. But nowhere in that (partial) description does > it say that money cannot change hands. > > I would gladly pay someone to take an open source product and make it > meet my needs - where I am either unable or don't have the time to do > so myself. The question isn't about if I can get the product for > free. It's more about how much effort will it take to implement that > free product. And what about support afterwards? Or if needs change? > > There is always a business choice needed whether to do it yourself or > let someone else do it. It just so happens that the majority of > people on this list are developers who can do it themselves. But a > community is made up of more than one type of person. There are > business people on the list, as well as casual users. THEY may not > want to "do it themselves", and be willing to "pay for something that > is based on Open Source". > > While you may not pay for things you can get for free, don't paint > everyone with your characteristics. > > My Thoughts > > Shawn > > Donald J Organ IV wrote: >> There are already crop plugins that have been written. Why would >> anyone pay for something that is based on opensource. >
