Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by theogott.
First want to say something about commercial stuff:
I personally believe in the possibility of selling software and code.
However I don't believe in software-patents and copyrights enforced with violence by breaking peoples human right (DMCA).
Secondly I want to say that each Software must have its price.
If you go on a WEB-Site, and if you use a programm you feel if
its "worth that price" or not.
When I got my first copy of purebasic that time it was new, I did not feel very good about that (no undo in the editor, even the smallest normalities missing).
That changed a lot as we all know. Currently I am thinking of rewriting some Powerbasic-Programms to Purebasic cause I am shure they'll run faster.
About selling and giving free, I have a free Program on my WEB-Site
the download is counted. It was take 590 times (SMPOV). The result: I got only 2 or 3 mails that something did not work.
If I had been selling it, I had shurely been getting more response if it did not work for someone (whyever).
If its free, people often just try it, and if it doesnt work, they put it aside like a cheap apple.
So if you feel your software is worth some money, try to sell it.
However its not a bad idea to do it like this (think of ZoneAlarm):
- put a fully usable, 100% working version (no time-limit etc.) for free up.
- Let the PRO-Version cost some money for those WHO really decided to extensively use your program.
In some way thats what Purebasic also is doing.
So everyone CAN try and USE your tool, and someone who want additional "PRO" Features (Features you only need when you extensively use the tool) then you have to pay (but you ar e willing to do that).
Btw. My download (free

here:
http://www.it-berater.org (->Downloads)
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