MarcHoffman
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Re:Deleting posts you don't like is not an answer
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Posted: 2007/11/18 02:44 |
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merdjp
Though I did not pay single penny for anydac and thindac, but I lament for what happened. So many expectations from Dimitry for he PROMISED many things and for this very reason guy like Zoran and me is not happy with the roadmap.
Dimitry I suggest you should apologize to your clients. ThinDAC and ANydac should not reached this far without them. You have started a humble beginning where in you gave it 'free' and people like you much for what you did.
Yes, but you see, the thing about 'free' is that, well, it ain't paying the bills. If you develop software for a living yourself, i am sure you realize that you too must bill your clients in a manner that allows you to (a) pay the rent and keep you afloat financially and (b) keep working on your products, for your clients.
the same holds true for everybody, and while it's always nice to get something for free, one should always keep in mind that there's a chance this free product won't be viable for all eternity, as the real world catches up.
in a very true sense, you get what you pay for; if your business, that makes your living, relies on third party products, you should expect that the suppliers of these products need to make a living, as well. Something that is not possible in the long term, with giving your major product away for free and selling a second product under price.
Marc, bear with us, your rem-object is too expensive to less fortunate programmers like us and have limited budgets for projects.
i certainly understand the predicament and i do realize there is a big price gap between, say DA and ThinDAC. But that price gap is also the reason that DA is what and where it is today, because the price we charge gors to financing further development and, just as important, everything else that goes together with providing a successful product, such as for example support.
i can only offer what i offered in these forums before: please drop me a mail to <mh at remobjects dot com> with your needs and the pricing you can afford, and i am sure we can work something out. we always have in the past.
yours,
marc
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