Subject: Re: The "user-developer gap" myth
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Hi Eric,

> (Putting on A2Central.com editor hat) I'm more than willing to
> print a follow-up article to "State of the II" (in fact, it's
> likely to become a series) with additional information, if
> someone can give me some real evidence that I'm wrong.

Unfortunately, I can't prove you are wrong. As a programmer, I
know that many people don't want to pay the shareware fees. I
remember the few PC ventures I had that flopped. After awhile,
you tend to give up on it.

Now I program for my own needs and if I think it's worth the
trouble, I send it out to the world for others to use. BTW, I
may not delete the archive, but I always delete the running copy
if I don't decide the program is worth it. The only reason to
keep the archive, others may be able to make use of it. I try to
recommend your programs to others, even if I don't use them
myself.

Now I lean toward the GNU method. I guess Linux has spoiled me.
It's great how that community works together and produces some
exceptional software. With this in mind, any Apple II software
I release will most likely be freeware. I can only hope the
Apple II community can come together in a more hospitable
manner.

As always, this is just my opinion.

-- 

Thank you for your time and interest. I hope it was helpful
or at least interesting.

Phoenyx,

Apple2 user since March 1984

Links to Phoenyx's pages:
preferred..... http://zip.to/Phoenyx_A2
alternate..... http://www.tinyangeldesigns.com/Apple2