31 Aug
2009
31 Aug
'09
10:43 a.m.
Robbert Latumahina wrote:
Atte Andre Jensen wrote:
If you use GPL software, your software should also be GPL. Do you think
you can maintain such an app on your own?
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I think an important aspect is if you see you
self ready to deliver as a
one-developer company.
Renoise is developed by a group of developers, and came from (some kind
of) opensource that got serious/commercial at one point.
EnergyXT started as a single developer, closed source project, and has
now evolved into a company with more than one person.
Renoise development is going well, users are happy, the application is
stable and a logical roadmap is laid out based on input from users
(including polls).
EnergyXT development is a mess. The application is not very stable,
users are flaming the developers at the forum for not listening, and
many users are switching away.
I bought both, so for me it's not about the money (what is 50 euros,
anyways?), but I think you'd have an easier time with an opensource
application, especially if you manage to build a development team and a
user base over time.
Thanks for your input!
As this is my pet project I do want to keep complete control over
development and also keeping the code as compact as possible. Keeping it
closed source would secure that for me, that's really the main reason.
The other (not that important) reason is that I code this in my
lunchbreak (and when bored and nobody is looking) via remotedesktop. And
putting in more hours is not really possible except working less and get
paid for the software. If there's a opensource way around it I would do it.
Still, I have given myself a year to get to a workable version and in
the mean time I will decide how to release it.