| Re: IDL Shareware -- Gov't Labs [message #18558] |
Thu, 13 January 2000 00:00 |
davidf
Messages: 2866
Registered: September 1996
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Andy Loughe (loughe@fsl.noaa.gov) writes:
> How would this shareware concept work for those who
> work in Government Laboratories... can the Gov't
> cut you a check?
Presumably the same way the Government buys books:
checks, credit cards, and purchase orders, the same
as the rest of us. I ain't too good for gov'ment
money! :-)
Cheers,
David
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| Re: IDL Shareware -- Gov't Labs [message #18560 is a reply to message #18558] |
Thu, 13 January 2000 00:00  |
Andy Loughe
Messages: 174
Registered: November 1995
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How would this shareware concept work for those who
work in Government Laboratories... can the Gov't
cut you a check?
Struan Gray wrote:
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> Ronn Kling, ronn@rlkling.com writes:
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>> So why don't we hear from the rest of the newsgroup on this?
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> I think it's a great idea, and would gladly pay shareware-level
> fees, especially for things like postscript configuration which are
> useful and help me write better applications but which are not
> directly related to my research and therefore spend their entire life
> on my back-burner.
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> My own code is typical research-oriented stuff, blown together in
> a hurry for unique occasions. There is little incentive to polish my
> routines to a level where anyone can use them. Having done it once
> for my surface plotting routines (happily - I'm not wingeing) I know
> how much work it is and admire people like you and D.F. who do it all
> the time. TI tend to end up using and contributing ideas and code
> snippets rather than finished packages.
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> That said, if there were a semi-established shareware market for
> code I might be tempted to spruce up some stuff for public
> consumption. I'd say go for it and see what develops (assuming this
> fits both your business models).
>
> Struan
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