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- Re: Charityware
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Adam Back writes:
> People copy commercial software all the time. I suspect only some
> small fraction of personal use software is ever paid for. Companies
> are less likely to do this
Companies do it because the boss can instruct the underlings to
do multi installs and then deny he did so. Doesn't work on
pig-headed "Can I have that in writing" types (like me).
> One idea which I did like was the open bidding for a product to be
> developed, people interested in the feature or product pay how much it
> is worth to them up front, developers bid to take the job on. After
> it's done the software is freeware. Supporting ideas discussed before
> on this topic are that first to complete gets paid, or lowest bidder
> presents completion bond, and that there are independent aribitrators
> checking quality.
> There was someone who posted to the list that he was going to set this
> up. He even purchased the domain name if I recall. What happened,
> did anything come of it?
Bounty Software Group (BOUNTY3-DOM)
818 West Sunnyside, Apt 3b.
Chicago, IL 60640
US
Domain Name: BOUNTY.ORG
Administrative Contact:
Petro, Christopher (CP588) petro@SUBA.COM
312.784.0099
Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
Strasheim, Alex R. (AS55) alex@SUBA.COM
(312) 929-8008
Billing Contact:
Petro, Christopher (CP588) petro@SUBA.COM
312.784.0099
Record last updated on 23-Nov-96.
Record created on 23-Nov-96.
Database last updated on 4-Nov-97 05:29:24 EDT.
Domain servers in listed order:
SUBA01.SUBA.COM 198.87.202.2
BIRD.SUBA.COM 198.87.202.33