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What methods of making money from code do you support?   [Edit]

Survey period: 8 Aug 2011 to 15 Aug 2011

The term "free" is often ambiguous. Paying the rent can be helpful, so what methods suit your sense of style?

OptionVotes% 
Selling the full rights to the code to someone else32642.17
Selling licenses to use the code42254.59
Dual license ("Free for personal use" + commercial license)33042.69
Shareware20526.52
Donationware19925.74
In-app ads11114.36
Give the code away but charge for support and/or services24932.21
Give the code away but charge for essential data (eg maps)12215.78
Give the code away but charge for necessary hardware (eg dongles)749.57
I will never charge, directly or indirectly, for my code678.67
Other405.17
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%

View optional text answers (35 answers)


 
GeneralRe: Nothing in life is free Pin
wizardzz14-Aug-11 7:02
wizardzz14-Aug-11 7:02 
GeneralSupport for free Pin
Mico Perez7-Aug-11 21:24
Mico Perez7-Aug-11 21:24 
GeneralTANSTAAFL PinPopular
Gregory Gadow8-Aug-11 3:20
Gregory Gadow8-Aug-11 3:20 
GeneralRe: TANSTAAFL Pin
Mico Perez8-Aug-11 3:21
Mico Perez8-Aug-11 3:21 
GeneralAll of the above Pin
Michael Bergman7-Aug-11 20:20
Michael Bergman7-Aug-11 20:20 
GeneralRe: All of the above Pin
_Zorro_7-Aug-11 22:23
professional_Zorro_7-Aug-11 22:23 
GeneralRe: All of the above Pin
Rob Grainger7-Aug-11 22:49
Rob Grainger7-Aug-11 22:49 
GeneralCode vs Software PinPopular
Dan Colasanti7-Aug-11 20:06
professionalDan Colasanti7-Aug-11 20:06 
I'm not an Aussie linguist - but are you referring to "code" or "software"? I think you mean executable "software" but you're calling it "code" (which to me means "source code")... Unsure | :~

Distinguishing between them opens up the possibility of other answers - "selling code licenses" vs. "selling software licenses", or "open-sourcing code libraries while selling support/development services".
GeneralRe: Code vs Software Pin
Sean old school game guy8-Aug-11 11:37
Sean old school game guy8-Aug-11 11:37 
GeneralRe: Code vs Software Pin
Gregory Henry8-Aug-11 21:32
Gregory Henry8-Aug-11 21:32 

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