is CC and Calibre made by the same company?

FinancialWar · 07-20-2014, 03:14 PM

Does anyone know?

HarryT · 07-20-2014, 03:29 PM

Calibre is written by Kovid Goyal; CC by chaley and his son. All MR members.

kacir · 07-20-2014, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by FinancialWar

Does anyone know?

Of course they are people that know.
One of those people is Kovid Goyal. An independent programmer that is the principal developer of Calibre. He does have a group of volunteer helpers.
Kovid makes living by maintaining Calibre in a way I have never EVER seen ANY company maintain a piece of software. And I have seen quite a lot of software, some of it very, very expensive. Thankful users make donations to support Kovid.
Kovid posts on this forum under the name kovidgoyal.

One of those volunteers, that help Kovid with the development is also the author of Calibre Companion.
He posts on this forum under the name chaley.
http://www.multipie.co.uk/about-us/

And now, you know too ;-).

By the way, it takes about 30 seconds to google up all that info. Calibre even has Wikipedia page, not to mention respective sites for both projects

chaley · 07-20-2014, 03:52 PM

To confirm kacir's and HarryT's response:

1) CC is developed and supported by me, my son Steven and his wife Annie. It is marketed by their company MultiPie Ltd.
2) Calibre is owned by Kovid Goyal, who spends (more than) full time working on it. I have donated multiple person-years of effort to calibre development. One of the things I maintain in calibre is the wireless device driver that CC uses.

One wonders why you asked the question?

FinancialWar · 07-20-2014, 04:02 PM

Because Calibre is a free software, but I had to pay for CC, not even a free ad version. So it aroused my curiosity. It's good that you're donating of the money to Calibre developer, makes me feel that I have contributed because I have bought your app.

kacir · 07-20-2014, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by FinancialWar

Because Calibre is a freeware,

Not freeware. Free software. Big difference.

eschwartz · 07-20-2014, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by FinancialWar

Because Calibre is a free software, but I had to pay for CC, not even a free ad version. So it aroused my curiosity. It's good that you're donating of the money to Calibre developer, makes me feel that I have contributed because I have bought your app.

chaley said he donates his time, not his money. It is possible he donates money too -- but what I know he does do is devote vast amounts of time to calibre's development. Among other things, he essentially created plugboards, and it and Calibre Companion are both major usability features that makes calibre far more popular -- which undoubtedly leads more people to donate to calibre.

HarryT · 07-20-2014, 04:53 PM

Yep - plugboards are an absolute godsend. One of the best features of Calibre.

chaley · 07-20-2014, 05:12 PM

Yes, I built a lot of stuff in calibre, including plugboard, the template language, custom columns, and a lot of searching and sorting. However, none of what I did would matter at all if not for Kovid's work, help, and advice. Please donate to Kovid if you like calibre and want to see it continue to improve.

DoctorOhh · 07-21-2014, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by FinancialWar

It's good that you're donating of the money to Calibre developer, makes me feel that I have contributed because I have bought your app.

Just to be clear, buying CC in no way supports the creator of calibre. If you find calibre worth it, consider supporting calibre with a donation.

FinancialWar · 07-21-2014, 07:23 PM

What do you mean in no way? There is a obvious indirect support. Both financial and spiritual.

The creator of CC has already indicated he supports Calibre in terms of development for years. By make a purchase of CC I'm indirectly helping Calibre development as well.

Glorfindel · 07-21-2014, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by FinancialWar

What do you mean in no way? There is a obvious indirect support. Both financial and spiritual.

The creator of CC has already indicated he supports Calibre in terms of development for years. By make a purchase of CC I'm indirectly helping Calibre development as well.

Spiritually?

FinancialWar · 07-21-2014, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Glorfindel

Spiritually?

Yes, in terms of motivation and mental support Caliber gets from the other developers.

DoctorOhh · 07-21-2014, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by FinancialWar

What do you mean in no way? There is a obvious indirect support. Both financial and spiritual.

There is no financial affiliation between MultiPie Ltd. and the creator of Calibre.

Quote:

Originally Posted by FinancialWar

The creator of CC has already indicated he supports Calibre in terms of development for years. By make a purchase of CC I'm indirectly helping Calibre development as well.

Whatever, not worth debating.

Welcome to the world of Calibre Companion.

Glorfindel · 07-22-2014, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by FinancialWar

Yes, in terms of motivation and mental support Caliber gets from the other developers.

That isn't Spiritual.

07-20-2014, 03:14 PM	#1
FinancialWar Banned Posts: 397 Karma: 85500 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sydney Device: Sony PRS350, Onyx M92, Onyx T68 (defective!)	is CC and Calibre made by the same company? Does anyone know?

07-20-2014, 04:02 PM	#5
FinancialWar Banned Posts: 397 Karma: 85500 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sydney Device: Sony PRS350, Onyx M92, Onyx T68 (defective!)	Because Calibre is a free software, but I had to pay for CC, not even a free ad version. So it aroused my curiosity. It's good that you're donating of the money to Calibre developer, makes me feel that I have contributed because I have bought your app. Last edited by FinancialWar; 07-20-2014 at 04:07 PM.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Calibre is written by Kovid Goyal; CC by chaley and his son. All MR members.

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chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,440 Karma: 8012886 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	To confirm kacir's and HarryT's response: 1) CC is developed and supported by me, my son Steven and his wife Annie. It is marketed by their company MultiPie Ltd. 2) Calibre is owned by Kovid Goyal, who spends (more than) full time working on it. I have donated multiple person-years of effort to calibre development. One of the things I maintain in calibre is the wireless device driver that CC uses. One wonders why you asked the question?

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chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,440 Karma: 8012886 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	Yes, I built a lot of stuff in calibre, including plugboard, the template language, custom columns, and a lot of searching and sorting. However, none of what I did would matter at all if not for Kovid's work, help, and advice. Please donate to Kovid if you like calibre and want to see it continue to improve.

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FinancialWar Banned Posts: 397 Karma: 85500 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sydney Device: Sony PRS350, Onyx M92, Onyx T68 (defective!)	What do you mean in no way? There is a obvious indirect support. Both financial and spiritual. The creator of CC has already indicated he supports Calibre in terms of development for years. By make a purchase of CC I'm indirectly helping Calibre development as well.

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