I personally like the 'nag-ware' approach like for example Sublime Text does. Download full version containing notice that it is unregistered in the UI. Sometimes it'll pester you to buy it, but otherwise it works fully. I bought Sublime Text.
On Monday, March 25, 2013 1:07:14 PM UTC+1, rakesh mailgroups wrote: > > Hi guys, > > I've been thinking about writing a plugin for IntelliJ. > > Thing is, it would be really nice if I could make some money from it. > Scandalous I know! > > Any advice? Is it even worth it these days? > > Some things I was thinking about were: > > 1. A cut down basic version and commercial 'pro' version model. > 2. Open source the code but offer support contracts. > 3. Create a web site with a list of features and have people pay any > amount to see the feature they want implemented next - highest amount wins. > > Nothing staggering unique there but would be good to get any advice. > > Thanks > > Rakesh > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.