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I don't mind that the dude is charging $1.49 for his efforts, but the code should be open sourced!

by yitchelle 14y ago

heyitsnick 14y ago
Why?
- cryowaffle 14y ago
  Because yitchelle wants it free. We bait so many flamewars around here on questions we already know the answer to.
  - heyitsnick 14y ago
    I'm asking why should it be open source, not why does yitchelle want it open source. I'm was actually asking genuinely, perhaps there was a reason yitchelle felt there was a moral reason it should be open source. Perhaps I misinterpreted yitchelle's comment, I read should in the absolute sense of 'it's morally correct', not in the jovial 'i'd like to chcek out the source!'. But i certainly wasn't baiting any flamewar.
- yitchelle 14y ago
  Why not?
guiambros 14y ago
Would you do something with it, if it was open source? I can't understand people begging to have everything open sourced, but unwilling to dedicate time to write a single line of code (or patches, or testing, or documentation). Yes, it's okay for developers to invest their own time to develop something, and try to recover their costs by selling it. And it's also ok if they decide to keep it closed source, because probably no one would bother to help. Just vote with your money. (posted using news:yc on iOS, that I paid $2.99. And it's open source btw).
- geofft 14y ago
  I'd read it, and learn how Windows 8 app development works. I'd potentially notice security issues and inform the author, if there are any. I might notice performance issues and point those out.
- chimeracoder 14y ago
  > Yes, it's okay for developers to invest their own time to develop something, and try to recover their costs by selling it. And it's also ok if they decide to keep it closed source, because probably no one would bother to help. Just vote with your money. If really nobody is interested in helping develop for it, I doubt many people would be willing to go out of their way to compile it from source to avoid paying for it too. As you yourself demonstrate, making money off of your development and making that same project open source aren't mutually exclusive - so why not make it open source?

I don't mind that the dude is charging $1.49 for his efforts, but the code should be open sourced!

heyitsnick 14y ago

Why?

cryowaffle 14y ago
Because yitchelle wants it free. We bait so many flamewars around here on questions we already know the answer to.
- heyitsnick 14y ago
  I'm asking why should it be open source, not why does yitchelle want it open source. I'm was actually asking genuinely, perhaps there was a reason yitchelle felt there was a moral reason it should be open source. Perhaps I misinterpreted yitchelle's comment, I read should in the absolute sense of 'it's morally correct', not in the jovial 'i'd like to chcek out the source!'. But i certainly wasn't baiting any flamewar.
yitchelle 14y ago
Why not?

guiambros 14y ago

Would you do something with it, if it was open source? I can't understand people begging to have everything open sourced, but unwilling to dedicate time to write a single line of code (or patches, or testing, or documentation). Yes, it's okay for developers to invest their own time to develop something, and try to recover their costs by selling it. And it's also ok if they decide to keep it closed source, because probably no one would bother to help. Just vote with your money. (posted using news:yc on iOS, that I paid $2.99. And it's open source btw).

geofft 14y ago
I'd read it, and learn how Windows 8 app development works. I'd potentially notice security issues and inform the author, if there are any. I might notice performance issues and point those out.
chimeracoder 14y ago
> Yes, it's okay for developers to invest their own time to develop something, and try to recover their costs by selling it. And it's also ok if they decide to keep it closed source, because probably no one would bother to help. Just vote with your money. If really nobody is interested in helping develop for it, I doubt many people would be willing to go out of their way to compile it from source to avoid paying for it too. As you yourself demonstrate, making money off of your development and making that same project open source aren't mutually exclusive - so why not make it open source?