[REBOL] Re: Selling REBOL scripts
From: carl:cybercraft at: 8-Jan-2002 21:16
On 08-Jan-02, Gabriele Santilli wrote:
> Hello [SunandaDH--aol--com]!
> On 07-Gen-02, you wrote:
>> either of those. And here's a third that could help us small
>> developers. We submit code to RT for "encapping" and sale. If
>> they like the code, they'll "encap" it and offer it for
>> paid-download from their site. They take a cut, the Rebol
>> world gets a new tool, and you get some money from it!
The REBOL/Morpheous thing will require lots of Reblets and I doubt
even the ones you pay for will be encapped. (Just a guess.) Can we
assume that once that gets up and running there'll be a consumer
market for REBOL scripts?
> That makes me think, anyone could do that, not only RT! Someone
> just buys /Encap, puts up a site and start accepting scripts. 10%
> of the sale goes to RT, say 5% to the site and the rest to the
> developer. (Well, things aren't so easy, probably, but it can be
> done.)
>> Where's the downside?
> You can't sell libraries that way. However libraries could use a
> different model...
> Regards,
> Gabriele.
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Carl Read
