Re: [orca-list] Wine apps in Orca?

[Thomas Ward <thomasward1978 gmail com>]

Hi Jason,

On 6/27/12, Jason White <jason jasonjgw net> wrote:
> this isn't the right list for such a discussion, but you could write one, have
> the users cover your expenses, and then put it under the GPL as soon as it has
> recovered its development costs.

Perhaps, but development costs aren't my only consideration here.
There is the issue of intellectual copyrights to consider here. If I
create a game with various characters, a extensive back story, etc I
want to be able to control how those copyrights are used. Therefore
how I license the software and the ideas has to be carefully
considered before hand.

Don't get me wrong. I like the open source model when it comes to
general software, being able to share software with the community, but
its a two edged sword. I have a wife and son and one way I make a
living is by writing software. If I give everything away for free I
can't put food on the table. If I have an idea that may sell, make a
few thousand, I could put towards bills that covers my living
expenses, then I need to consider some sort of commercial license
anyway.  I guess you can say it is the practicality of open source vs
real life expenses and a need to make a living. As you say this
probably isn't the forum to discuss this aspect of the software
development side of things.

Cheers!