this must be so much work - why do you do it

Gast

i was told about my phone explorer a couple of months back and i've been using it since then.

it is excellent and you could charge for it and make a decent living. i know you will get donations and that must give you a bit of an income, but i wonder why you continue to provide the best mobile phone software i've seen yet for free? are you one of the many software developers that think (and i applaud this) that software should be free for the benefit of the people (like the maker of spybot, who says this:

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I.a. Dedication
Spybot-S&D is dedicated to the most wonderful girl on earth

I.b. Binary
What do you get if you buy software? Lots of ones and zeros, nothing more. If they were distributed as art, I could understand paying it. But if the main goal of their order is to earn money - by fees or ads - I don't like it!

I.c. Conclusion
This means that I grant you the license to use Spybot-S&D as much as you like. But if you like it, I ask two things of you: say a prayer for me (and the most wonderful girl while you're at it ) to your god - or whatever you believe - and wish us some luck.

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is this the way you feel? just curious cos i really am impressed with your software and i would have paid for it.

Verfasst am: Sa Jun 16, 2007 22:10

I know i could live from this project if i would provide it as shareware. I am also sure that i would get much more money than in my normal job. There are more reasons why i go this way:
- i'm a normal worker, i never went to a higher school. Softwaredeveloping was and is only a hobby
- money is not all. I have enought and everything is OK. Money can make happy, but it also can damage your character
- with the donations i can pay all costs which is related to MyPhoneExplorer
- managing a shareware-project needs much more time, you have to manage the licenses, promotion,...
- its better to training my brain than to sit infront of TV with a beer in my free time

Maybe - if my personal situation chnages i have to make it shareware. But this is not my target.

Anmeldedatum: 16.06.2007 Beiträge: 2

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i'm a normal worker, i never went to a higher school. Softwaredeveloping was and is only a hobby

well you must be one intelligent guy to figure out how to code this program and be self taught!! respect!!

Zitat:

money is not all. I have enought and everything is OK. Money can make happy, but it also can damage your character

yeah you make a very good point and i agree with you.

and i would like to thank you for getting me away from sony pc suite. having read your reply to my post i will be sending you a donation soon. thanks for your efforts.

Anmeldedatum: 16.06.2007 Beiträge: 2

donation sent. sorry it isn't more but at least it's something.

keep on coding Very Happy

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