CompuServe Messages

Thanks for agreeing, Don. 🙂 I think shareware is an excellent way for a freelance programmer to gain a reputation. I think a public domain disk collection is a good way to get your name known, too. I don't think people should sacrifice their talents in any way. This may sound funny, but I don't like the concept of public domain, because I think it has encouraged people to give up their lifeblood, their cherished creations. Look at DirUtil, and how it became CLImate, and how CLImate sales are stifled by its own progeny. There are many programs I have written that couldn't be sold or marketed, so I give them away. It doesn't mean that I should always give away my products, or that I am forced to in any way. I don't like the idea of people thinking they'll be the next Andy Fluegelman by giving away an editor.