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Tomasz,
I read some of the recent posts, extract below. I wanted to reply
specifically on the issue of making Amibroker free. My view is that you must
continue to charge for it and you must continue to develop it. I am very
happy to pay $49 plus $25 for periodic updates when I know you are listening
to users and implementing the things that we want to see.
Besides, why should you put in all the effort for free? If you have to rely
on users making volantary payments, you will surely become disillusioned and
Amibroker will most likely fade away. I'd rather not have that happen!
Steve
----- Original Message -----
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> Hello Paolo,
>
> > > 1. What do you think about porting AmiBroker to Linux?
> > I would prefer you release AmiBroker as Free Software (GPL licence) and
> > then ask people money to improve it.
> > > 2. Will you switch to using Linux version instead of Amiga version?
> > I've switched from Amiga to a Linux box 2 years ago. now I use only
> > Linux and ONLY free software (free as freedom, not money). I would like
> > to see AmiBroker on Linux, but - well I'm repeating myself - I would
> > much more prefer to see it released under GPL.
>
> GPL is a nice thing for the users but... it is not so nice to give away
> the sources which you have worked out for over 5 years!
> It is incredible amount of work to develop the software like AmiBroker.
> There are millions of lines of source code that were written from the
> scratch.
> After all, AmiBroker is provided to you to improve the way you invest
> on stock market and it should bring you money. So I guess there is
> nothing wrong in asking $49 for the software.
>
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