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<blockquote data-quote="mattoid" data-source="post: 33312" data-attributes="member: 17611">I agree entirely with BoilermakerA few grand in the pocket, while a nice bonus, does not make better software, and will not create extra leave from the full time job in order to work on MP. It may have worked well for one person to quit the job and set up on their own, but MP is a large project with many programmers and a sizable community behind it. I can't see anyone giving up the day job for 4 grand. Maybe one or two could live off the revenue, but would they want to, and how would that affect the ethos behind the project, and all the others who work under that ethos?I work in IT technical support, and I have experience of commercial software developers, and they have been almost universally woeful in their support services, more adept at deflecting requests for help and blaming third parties than actually offering any real help. I think people are reticent when it comes to assisting someone else in making a profit for no personal gain. It would be a tragedy for MP to go that way. We have too much to lose.mattoid</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mattoid, post: 33312, member: 17611"] I agree entirely with Boilermaker A few grand in the pocket, while a nice bonus, does not make better software, and will not create extra leave from the full time job in order to work on MP. It may have worked well for one person to quit the job and set up on their own, but MP is a large project with many programmers and a sizable community behind it. I can't see anyone giving up the day job for 4 grand. Maybe one or two could live off the revenue, but would they want to, and how would that affect the ethos behind the project, and all the others who work under that ethos? I work in IT technical support, and I have experience of commercial software developers, and they have been almost universally woeful in their support services, more adept at deflecting requests for help and blaming third parties than actually offering any real help. I think people are reticent when it comes to assisting someone else in making a profit for no personal gain. It would be a tragedy for MP to go that way. We have too much to lose. mattoid [/QUOTE]

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