"I've never known a valued open source project to ever suffer long term of the issue you discribe. But I'm interested in hearing any examples if you have any."
Yeah, let's turn this into a pissing contest.
Not; you clearly haven't gone to many open source web sites like freecode.com hotscripts.com etc or read any recent news about kubuntu and more known projects like that. And how's that IPB open source free version doing?
Why Do You Post Free Resources?
And we love you for itBecause I need to eat, make a living somehow. #blondemoment
lol so randomBecause I need to eat, make a living somehow. #blondemoment
I fail to see how my point of view could be viewed as a p*ssing contest. I was only expressing my point of view based upon what I've seen and known. If having a differince of an opinion counts as a p*ssing match to you.... And I am to assume you have your own forum....
Kubuntu is actually almost as popular as the standard Ubuntu. In fact so much so, that it directly listed in the #1 spot for alternatives to ubuntu. And is actually a fine example of how open source works.
Having your own dislike for it, doesn't change that. I also am unaware of any IPB open source project.
I need to be able to successfully like this post more than once.I don't know how anyone can knock Open Source projects as a whole, not when when you have the likes of WordPress, Drupal, MyBB, Ubuntu and many other great titles out there you can use that's very well supported.
Yeah I kind of noticed that when I joined your site. All your modifications completely fit a gaming site. What's up with the Tournaments mod though?I think its pretty well known why I post free resources. Everything I program for XenForo I dog-food. If I don't have a use for it, then I don't program it. Why release it free? Because I have no interest in giving customer support. If I charged for my programs, I would be required to provide support for them. Of course, I still release bug fixes and what not, because bugs affect my forum as well.
As for what ragtek said about charging for things that are easy to program, I disagree. I myself find programming very easy, and often people pay me for support, and I may charge $50 for something that only takes me 5 minutes to fix. Do they feel they get ripped off? Nope. They feel that they weren't paying me for 5 minutes, they were paying for the 5 HOURS they saved if they would have instead tried to fix it themselves.
At what point did you start getting attitude from the users of your mods? How long into it did that start?
The only time I've gotten attitude is usually after I've done too much for someone and something doesn't go their way, that's why it ain't ways great helping people because some people can't appreciate. Because I like helping, I don't let myself get too involved with other people's stuff so that I don't get annoyed by their bs whenever they start tripping.
Wow, seems like I'm having a very different experience from yours.It started almost right away but at first I tried to ignore it. Only a simple Thank you for the help and/or the free stuff one gets goes a long way with the person that provides free support and/or releases free stuff like mods, styles etc. But the turning point to paid support it was when an user at vb was *****ing and moaning as to why I placed an expanded version of one of my mods at my own forum as he couldn''t be bothered to register there to download it and demanded that I place it to vb where his higness wouldn''t get tired in getting it. What is next, hand deliever the mods to their homes as well and install it too while I am at it.
I guess that unappreciative and demanding attitude bothers me because myself I am not like that. Whenever someone is kind enough to help me out with something or even answers a question I have, I am very grateful and I ain''t shy showing it.
I have asked questions only twice, non support btw. One was a pre-sale question before I bought vb and the other was about my account not being validated at vb.org after a couple of hours that I bought my license. And if you will read those threads, I always thanked the person/s that answered my questions.
I've been really busy unfortunately. I have the parser all done... which was about 2 months ago...Yeah I kind of noticed that when I joined your site. All your modifications completely fit a gaming site. What's up with the Tournaments mod though?
Is it working on your site?I've been really busy unfortunately. I have the parser all done... which was about 2 months ago...
*Gives Shelley a really soft kiss on the cheek.* We all care about you.Because I need to eat, make a living somehow. #blondemoment
#corrections μTorrent is not an open source program.I don't know how anyone can knock Open Source projects as a whole, not when you have the likes of "WordPress, Drupal, MyBB, phpBB, Ubuntu, uTorrent, FileZilla, TinyMCE, FireFox and many other great titles out there for using that's all very well supported, much more so than many paid projects.
#corrections μTorrent is not an open source program.
Dunno about anyone else, but that comes across as really creepy, Carlos*Gives Shelley a really soft kiss on the cheek.* We all care about you.
Well that depends on which cheek he's talking aboutDunno about anyone else, but that comes across as really creepy, Carlos
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