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A new kind of shareware
By Rumrunner/VOID
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We all know the sharewareconcept, try out a program and then register and
pay for it if you like it, that is. Sometimes, the program in question is
limited in some way or another, for instance a trackerprogram may have a
limit on available patterns, texteditors might not be able to save the
file or load in files bigger than 20k and so on. You get the full version
when you register and pay the author. The full version might be a
complete new program the author sends you after receiving payment, in
that case, you will always get the latest version of the program in
question. Another situation is that you only need a keyfile or some kind
of keycode to type into the program in order to "unlock" all locked
functions.
This is something we all know about. The concept might work out allright
for all I know, however, I think that spreading socalled [2 crippled[0
programs may not give the best impression of you program. I know for sure
that I would perhaps pay for a program I could use to the full already,
if it was any good, that is, however, seeing half a program doesn't
motivate me enough to even test it out. Watching boring
[1 blablabla-pay-me-please[0 screens isn't something I want to spend my
life on.
However, I have a new idea that could perhaps motivate people to work for
the scene. Take a note of the following word, if you ever see it somewhere,
you know where the idea came from :
[2 Sceneware[0
That's it, not so far away from shareware that it will scare anybody away,
is it? The point behind this is that there are possible some scenepeople
or at least ex ones that make some of the available shareware. If the
program is made for fun, because you like coding, why not let the users
who enjoy the program pay in the following way :
[1 - show me that you have done something for the scene, either coded a
demo/intro, drawn a picture, composed a module, written articles for a
mag or similar. If you can prove this (send a copy of your work), then I
will send you the registered version of the program in question.[0
For every scener who have made a utility or whatever, isn't other sceners
often the main target group?