Hi, generally sounds OK. As for the idea of collecting bounties for some features: you can try it OTOH maybe it would be easier to keep the whole model simple. You can look at other people doing similar things like recent PyDev activity - http://pydev.blogspot.cz/2013/03/pydev-funding-and-liclipse.html
Of course set up your expectations - how many users, conversion rate between basic/pro version, ... IDE plugin users is a niche market but IJ users are probably more accustomed to pay for their tools. I did something similar few weeks ago with the Android plugin for NetBeans. So far I can say it works better than asking for donations and keeps me committed to the project. And thanks to JamesJ for the tip. I'll check the podcast. -Radim 2013/3/25 rakesh mailgroups <rakesh.mailgro...@gmail.com> > 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. > > > -- 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.
