Re: SNES programmer wanted

[bchurch@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu (Robert Church)]

In article <1q1oi6$3vj@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu> foegelle@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Michael Foegelle) writes:

>  Well, $10,000 may sound like a LOT, but it's nothing like a living off of 
>Shareware.  And the question is, how many years was that accumulated over?  I
>know with Columns, the amount of time taken to package disks, go to the post
>office and mail 'em ends up meaning I'm probably making somewhere close to
>minimum wage just on the time spent mailing the #$%@ things!  It's a fun hobby,
>but I'm not likely to be able to quit my job anytime soon! 

I've always considered Shareware/Freeware authors to be eligible for sainthood.
The amount of work as compared to any possible payback is so great that they
must be doing it for a greater reason. I really try to send a note and $20.00
to the author of any freeware that I regularly use. In the case of shareware
$20 is a minimum of course, since the author may be (justifiably) asking more.
I don't think of the $20 as real compensation. That's not a lot of money. But,
writing a check shows appreciation, at least I hope it does.

Bob, who's unsuccessfully tried to write software for enough years to appreciate
those who do.