@dynambee I don't want to be rude or offend you but I don't see what the value is of having a discussion and express an opinion that is not your own.
A discussion can change the mind of someone. The crowdfunding of the ES module is a good example.
I contacted @mdekker almost a year ago about crowdfunding modules. At that time he and @lesley were against such an approach. Look where we are now. The crowdfunded ES module is about to be released in the near future.
Having said that it looks like we, to some extent/almost, think the same about crowdfunding with this exception that you think a crowdfunded module should never be released for free and I think it should/could be released for free after a certain period of time.
I wrote quite a long post about this at one point during the earlier ES discussions.
I've certainly have read about it, but I can't remember it.
My own actual personal opinion on this is that the crowdfunded modules should never be released for free to non-contributors.
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Not that my opinion matters, but I would be very strongly opposed to such a plan.
Maybe I don't understand you but it looks like these two statements contradict each other
and fundamentally unfair to those who didn’t have a chance to contribute during the funding stage.
I don't think so. The module can be bought for a fraction of the costs of what the price would be if the module was 'commercially' developed. Or one can wait till it is released for free.
I don't see why this is unfair or harmful to the overall project.
If I really would like buy a product on Kickstarter or so but heard too late about it I will have to pay the full price. Just a matter of bad luck
However 30bz has made it clear that their core beliefs are that anything produced by 30bz itself will be open source and will not be sold.
The 'problem' with the statement is the word ANY.
There could rephrase it in something like 'anything that is produced by 30bz itself AND is not funded through crowdfunding will not be sold'
I don't think with this alternative statement they harm their core beliefs.
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However if there was no way for non-contributors (new users, etc) to obtain the crowdfunded modules for a period as long as a year
I did not say that. The module can be bought but only for a slightly higher price than during the crowdfunding period.
During the crowdfunding, the price will be $15 or so. During the waiting period of a year, the price will be $ 30.
So it can me bought for a very reasonable price/