Re: Indie Software Dev

2010-03-05 Thread steve reilly
Brett wrote:
> 
>> I'm launching a commercial software business. >I'm targeting the Mac right 
>> now, but I am >curious to find out how this would be received >by the Linux 
>> community. I have an ongoing >conversation with a friend of mine about this, 
>> >and I think that the free and open culture >surrounding Linux would mean 
>> that there is no >market for an indie dev to go after. He thinks >that the 
>> market is here, am I wrong?
>> Would anyone buy a $20 app on Linux?
> 
> I would buy a $500 app if someone wrote a decent accounting program :-)
> 
> 
> 
FYIi found this after a lengthy google search and have been using it 
for about 6 months,  its better than decent.. 
http://www.phreebooks.com/

steve





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Re: shameful censoring of mono opposition

2009-06-07 Thread Steve Reilly
David Schlesinger wrote:
>> I see you are shooting the messenger, steve.
> 
> Heck, I only wish his aim were better.
> 
> I'm seeing only one "troll" here, Mark, and I've seen him before, singing 
> approximately the same song. It hasn't got a beat, and I can't dance to it. 
> Your "message" is, frankly, inane, and the terms in which you couch it are 
> offensive, vituperative and pointless. Take your shock, dismay, shame, 
> umbrage and annoyance elsewhere, please.
> 
> Thank You For Your Cooperation. Sorry For The Inconvenience.
> 
> 
ah, take it with a grain of salt, trolls come and go, as this one will
as well.  nothing to see here..move along



steve



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Re: shameful censoring of mono opposition

2009-06-07 Thread Steve Reilly
Mark Fink wrote:
> A short while ago, Roy Schestowitz wrote
> http://boycottnovell.com/2009/06/01/banning-opposition-to-mono/ which
> has some disturbing evidence of MONO supporters actively censoring
> good honest and concerned people such as Neighborlee on the ubuntu
> forums and today I read some even MORE disturbing news in
> http://boycottnovell.com/2009/06/06/opposition-to-mono-by-default/
> 
> this is OUTRAGEOUS! And on top of that, Roy has noted that you guys
> are actively hiring MONO developers like the GNOME-DO developer!?!? No
> wonder your distro is so corrupt! What's next!?!?
> 
> I never thought I'd live to see the day where canoical would side with
> the asshole trolls such as the MONO camp.
> 
> I'm disgusted and you guys should be ashamed.
> 
> I hope you get rid of MONO. only then can your reputations be restored.
> 
> 
> - a concerned ubuntu user
> 
theres always going to be people believing theres some kind of
conspiracy going on, hence the boycott novell site.  im afraid your the
only one damaging your reputation by posting rubbish from that site here.


steve


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