> Perhaps a point of clarification.... > > I was thinking a lot about tools that are targeted at folks > who use shareware all the time. Developers and power users. I > do not think this approach would work well for end user, > consumer or professional. > But how many of you out there make some money on shareware or > developer tools? I know there area lot of you...Wouldn't it > be nice to have a way to quickly a collaboration agreement > together and get some thing out the door ASAP.
Right -- it is convenient, especially if the amounts are small. Id have concerns doing that with software though vs content because the ownership of the software is more complicated, and the core of a software product is often used in multiple products. For example, we have a content licensing business in which a per item investment maybe be a few hundred dollars or less, and its easy enough to predict what sales are going to be over the course of X amount of time. We don't build a product strategy on top of one piece of content :-) But then I look at another project we have coming along, a type of installer product called MeshInstall. We can reuse bits and pieces of MeshInstall in other products and of course in its own upgrade path. That would be a mess if someone else could claim shared ownership. When makes me think though is the level of trust concerns you mentioned before in establishing payments. To me, divvying up sales % is small stuff in comparision to that - it is like asking someone out on a date after you have already put a ring on their finger. If you already have that level of trust, then the end benefit is solely a matter of convenience. Best regards, Lynn Fredricks President Proactive International, LLC - Because it is about who you know.(tm) http://www.proactive-intl.com -Software Destinations http://www.proactive-intl.com/blogs/ _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution