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Originally Posted by sergeyvl12
Donation model doesn't work (I've received only one donation
since Jan 2010, but have more than 1000 downloads).
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I think that this is due more to the small(er) PB market and the fact that the word of mouth has not kicked in. Besides, most recreational chess players want a cute GUI and gimmicks, not a solid chess program
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Originally Posted by sergeyvl12
After implementing the Pocket Book I want to port it on other devices (e.g. Amazon Kindle, Sony, etc). That's why I need some money. This forum shows that much more people have Amazon Kindle and Sony than PocketBook..
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That makes perfectly good sense.
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Originally Posted by sergeyvl12
Current version is Open Source. This means that anyone can obtain sources from me.
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Have you used any of the free/open source licenses?
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The additional things will not be open-source.
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That is too bad, I think that you could commercially sell a free and open sourced application. But that is your call to make, of course :-)
Thanks for everything - great application!