On Tuesday 19 February 2002 03:10 am, Ann W. Harrison wrote:

> I want people to use Firebird because I believe that software built
> on Firebird will be better than software built on other databases and
> because better software makes my life better. Take Quicken (please).
> There's someone on this list who could build a better, faster, more
> useful small company accounting package using Firebird as its data
> manager. Maybe that person would spend 18 months living off savings
> and credit cards just for the glory if the package had to be released
> under GPL. Maybe. For me, glory is even better when combined with
> the chance of making a filthy amount of money. I also like working
> for entrepreneurial, self-funded, product-oriented small companies
> and want to seem Firebird help them succeed.

Amen to that Ann! I've been busy doing just as you say and have released a
business accounting package (so more QuickBooks than Quicken) which uses
Firebird. I get a lot of people telling me I should release it for free
after working on it for almost 2 years now. These people have no ideas as to
how I can make a living and feed my family when I give it away but they feel
I should anyway! Some get very angry at me for not releasing it for free!!

I don't see any reason why after working for 2 years on a software package I
shouldn't get paid a little for it. If I had a different full time job then
perhaps I would just release it all for free since I'm not dependent on it
for my income but thats not the case and is often not the case for
independent developers.

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Brad Pepers
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