Vic’s Community Software Shop here?

[VLS]

Hello dear friend, as many of you know I would like to:

   
• a)  Help the community enjoy software.
• b)  Get compensation for my coding time.

This is how I picture the community software shop would work:

• A member posts a method s/he wants to be coded with a starting bid.
• Other members support it with their own bids.
• A "pot" is made by all the members interested.
• I do the coding.
• The resulting program is posted in the forum’s downloads section FOR EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY TO DOWNLOAD AND ENJOY.

I like scenarios when we all benefit. With this scenario, we would be helping the community enjoy software and I would be getting compensated for my coding time. Every part involved gets a benefit here.

...Of course, it’s a free market, and free coders do exist... but right now the free software releases for the community aren’t really flowing from fellow roulette coders.

This would be a way for interested members to help themselves “bump” the coding for their desired method(s) to the top of the list with their bids and also to help all members here by sharing the resulting program (and paid members aren't losing a thing, software can be copied at no cost by people; the community benefit is not hindering anyone's ability to use the programs).

So, the deal with such a community shop here is: interested members pay me once, the community enjoys full and unrestricted software forever.

[Proofreaders2000]

I had to think about this for a while.  Question is, if I paid for a system or contributed to a pot to pay for the coding of a system, why would I want to share it? (or what if someone who contributed to the pot doesn't want to share it?--especially if it is really good system)

[Bayes]

Vic,

I don't want to be negative, just trying to realistic, but proof makes a good point. Most members who would want a system coded would (probably mistakenly) believe that it's a long term winner. That being the case, they're not likely to want to share it with anyone apart from the coder. In fact, most people who have approached me in the past (and superman will agree) have sworn me to secrecy and seem to think I'm the lucky one for being able to code it for them for nothing! 

[VLS]

*VERY* good points.


It's not being negative, but realistic. Thank you very much guys.


I think the best business then is to teach people coding