[split] The SUPER EPIC!! debate about paid MyBB modifications!

[MattF]

(06-04-2010 04:49 AM)Harry Wrote:  The issue is with doing that for a free forum script. I find it silly. Sorry if that sounds insulting. Much better ways of making money with those kinds of skills. Talking about coding for a major company, website design, etc. I'll use my own site for a example. The guy who does alot of work for us has gotten paid in the x,xxx for doing what he has done in a short period of time. There is always something new which keeps him working as well. THAT is where the money is at.

Being a coder doesn't mean that someone can dump any code in front of you and you can work with it straight off the bat, without getting to know the coding styles, quirks and suchlike of the software and people who have coded it. Sticking to one area means a coder is far more able to do good work as they are familiar with the intricacies of that specific software. Coders tend to specialise either in certain areas or with certain wares.

Btw, whether MyBB is free or not is irrelevant. The Dev's chose to release their software for free, and willingly continue to do so. There is no obligation whatsoever for anyone else to do so. Commercial interests are just as much a part of Open Source as non-commercial are.

Btw, can we please stop with the stupidly long nested quotes chaps?