Re: Flames & Motivation for programmers

[Joe Kohn <joko@crl.com>]

 >But Joe is an interesting case.  He is not a software creator, but
 >a software distributor.  He charges to defray his distribution
 >expenses, while pirates contribute their time and costs without
 >remuneration. If the original creators are still being paid royalties, I
 >can support that.
 
Financial record keeping is not one of my favorite activities, but in 1996,
I'd be willing to guesstimate that somewhere between 25% to 40% of all
income derived by Shareware Solutions II was paid out in royalties. Among
the many people who shared the Shareware Solutions II wealth in 1996...
 
Steve Disbow
HangTime
Henrik Gudat
Brutal Deluxe
Sheppy
Bill Lynn
Cynthia Field
Warren Williams
Chuck Newby
Dan Crutcher
Will Nelken
John Wrenholt
Seven Hills Software
 
And, now that Shareware Solutions II is offering more and more products for
sale, more and more people are sharing in the SSII wealth, including...
 
Bill Heineman
WestCode Software
 
So, when SSII products are pirated, it takes $$$ away from the people
listed above...as they are all paid royalties for their Apple II products
that are distributed by Shareware Solutions II.
 
Joe Kohn