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I think for mostly the same reasons as already mentioned; if I ask money, it is a job. Unless it is donations, asking money creates obligations. I have asked mo
by tluyben2 5y ago
I think for mostly the same reasons as already mentioned; if I ask money, it is a job. Unless it is donations, asking money creates obligations. I have asked money for side projects in the past and it worked but they became actual jobs. That is a choice.
- seanw444 5y agoEven donations make it feel like a job. You start to feel like you're robbing the donators if you're not constantly improving the product.
- tluyben2 5y agoThis is absolutely true for me, but for me it is somewhat of a difference between improving the product (donations) or having to answer actual support emails (paid product). The former I do for fun, the latter I really need people for because it takes up all your time. And that is a company/job and not a side project.
- JohnFen 5y agoI agree. Donations or otherwise, the money comes with additional expectations -- from both yourself and your users -- that you may not want to take on.
- xdfgh1112 5y agoI don't feel that, it's a highly personal thing. Donations for me are unconditional and definitely not attached to any promise of future work.
- 999900000999 5y agoI don't even accept donations. Whenever someone pays for something, theirs an expectation of support. Hell, even open source projects will have entitled brats opening up issues. I have a job, I have no interest in you badgering me with complaints since you spent 15$. My next project is going to be free, I'll just ask for a retweet ( I hate Twitter and all social media, but it's the only way to promote projects now ). I imagine if it becomes widely successful I'd sell it to a company which can do whatever they want with it.
- BrandoElFollito 5y agoSame here. I explicitly stated that I do not need any donations and if someone is so much in love with my product then there is a list of example charities they can send it to.