Why do I charge for plugins when most people give them away?
Why do I give away plugins that I used to charge for?
Here’s my model and thinking:
- I am a major fan of the Open Source movement. I have been for many years. It is the place where innovation really occurs. I do support OS efforts by contributions of time and money.
- I am also a fan of paying my bills. Damned that money thing. It would be interesting if farming and ranching were open source! LOL
- For unique WordPress plugins that solve a real problem, I ask a small fee for the current version of the product (which helps fund the future development) – I release it under an all rights reserved copyright and license it. When I release a new version, a previous version is released with the Creative Commons you can have it for free license (with attribution).
- When I’ve taken a product as far as it will go based on demand and technical capabilities (and my interest), it’s put under a Creative Commons, let the world have at it (with attribution) license.
- Don’t like the model? Wait.
JP
