[Ardour-Dev] funding priorities

[Quentin Harley]

Now this is getting a bit much.

Jan Stary wrote:
> On Jan 20 08:13:07, Quentin Harley wrote:
>   
>> The reason we are in the situation we are in now is because software 
>> became so expensive to start off with.
>>     
>
> What? "(comercial) software became expensive", and
> that's why Ardour is short of funds?
>   

Not the point, is it?

>   
>> Students and upstarts cannot afford these, and then just rips it off.
>> We now have a whole generation of "Try before buy" users that do not
>> even think about the fact that they are part of the reason software
>> is becoming even more expensive to cover costs...
>>     
>
> Aha. So, if people download my software from torrents instead of buying
> it from me, I will make it more expensive. That will solve the problem.
>   

Tell me this does not happen.

>   
>> These guys sees Ardour, and does not think twice to use it for free 
>> without donating.  Why should they if they are stealing other software 
>> as well.
>>     
>
> So not donating to an opensource project is
> like stealing other software, right?
> Way to get more subsribers!
>   

Not at all.  I was trying to say that if you would make paying mandatory 
these guys would just steal it.  Now at least they don't have to.
 
I'm on your side ;-)