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[quote][b]Gothi[c][/b] wrote: There's just something more fundamentally wrong with how software is sold and distributed and how developers get paid. Software should be Free, as in Freedom. This includes the freedom to share with a friend. However, Software does not have to be Free, as in beer. Thus, a model where for example, you define a basic idea for a game, and let people donate to you to make it, so your development costs are covered in advance would be better. Of course there's tons of problems with such a model as well, since the donators would not be sure of the end-result nor would they be sure if there ever would be one. You could charge for initial distribution and support, or once the game is created introduce bounties for additional features, etc... I'm just saying that you really shouldn't criminalize users for your losses just because they have a NATURAL tendency to SHARE. Instead, blame society and the way the capitalist system works, that you can't be rewarded for your creative efforts when you play 'nice'. I also develop software, and can hardly make rent every month, yet I'll be damned if I release something to the general public that is proprietary with no Freedom to distribute. It's just not right.[/quote]
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