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This is why you can't make a business out of donation-ware. What about Red Ryder, way back when, or Toady, of Dwarf Fortress, or the relative legions of succes

• rick888 17y ago
  "What about Red Ryder, way back when, or Toady, of Dwarf Fortress, or the relative legions of successful webcomic artists that live on donations?" I could be wrong, but those people probably have other sources of income.
  • req2 17y ago
    The presently available materials on Red Ryder are unclear, but Toady definitely survives solely on donations [http://www.kwanzoo.com/social-trivia/tarn-adams-interview-part-1-of-3.shtml http://www.kwanzoo.com/social-trivia/tarn-adams-interview-pa...] Randy Mulholland of the webcomic Something Positive quit his job when he received in a month donations that exceeded his yearly salary. Most webcomics that are 'full time jobs' for the artist also sell t-shirts, taking them a slight step outside of 'pure' donationware, but including these artists, the numbers of successful donationware vendors go up.
    • rick888 17y ago
      "The presently available materials on Red Ryder are unclear, but Toady definitely survives solely on donations [http://www.kwanzoo.com/social-trivia/tarn-adams-interview-pa...] http://www.kwanzoo.com/social-trivia/tarn-adams-interview-pa... Interesting. Thanks for the link. "Randy Mulholland of the webcomic Something Positive quit his job when he received in a month donations that exceeded his yearly salary." This is nice for now, but will this continue in the long-term? I know nothing is definite, even when you sell a product, but I just don't see pure donationware working in the long-term (without some other way of supplementing income).