Andrew,
On Sun, Mar 27, 2016 at 12:39 AM, N. Andrew Walsh [via Lilypond] <
ml-node+s1069038n189018...@n5.nabble.com> wrote:
> A side note: it seems to me that one of Abraham's root causes for wanting
> to commercialize the substantial work he's done making engraving fonts is
> his own financial situation.
>
You have understood the situation correctly!
> If this is the case, it might be worth considering some of the
> crowd-funding mechanisms that support development work. For example, though
> I've never used it before, Patreon ( www.patreon.com) allows groups to
> fund developers with a monthly contribution. One or two people chipping in
> might not amount to much, but a whole lot of people chipping in a bit might
> indeed make up a substantial supplementary income. (one of my favorite game
> mods is funded this way, netting the developer about €1k a month).
>
> My concern is that trying to build an income by commercializing fonts that
> have already been out in the wild for a while seems problematic both from
> the side of its viability as a business venture and from the licensing side
> (as well as the social side of a community that's been freely using a
> resource that now looks to become somewhat less free). Abraham, is this an
> option that you've considered?
>
> On the purely abstract level, I'm much more in favor of working from
> patronage rather than sales and licensing.
>
I'm really glad you brought this up. To be quite honest, I have considered
it and I continue to wrestle with the idea. I am definitely willing to
consider this. That way, I can technically continue to offer the fonts
freely and the regular patronage covers any continued development as well
as user support. In fact, I'd much rather do this if I can feel find a
crowd-funding service that I feel good about. I have considered Patreon
before, but before I jump into that, does anyone else have any other
suggestion? If anyone has first-hand experiences with crowd-funding, I
would appreciate hearing from you.
Best,
Abraham
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