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Old 08-01-05, 06:39 AM   #5
vois2
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I think a charge of one ($1) U.S. Dollar is appropriate through a Paypal transaction, for either access to a downloaded version or the CD. (Obviously for the CD, a nominal shipping charge of $2 or so, in addition.) This would establish your good will among a group which (mostly) vehemently defends the rights of an open, friendly and free mod community. It's been noted many times among these forum pages that folks here are all too willing to share and help others. A nominal charge of $1 would (I feel) seem reasonable to compensate you for hundreds of hours of your time doing your *hobby*. I don't think many would blink at it.

Paypal is now fully integrated with the UK banking community, by the way. Getting a copyright or other intellectual protection on your material is easy and would further support your position, but the key would be the nominal $1 charge. If your work is good enough (and your release details *detailed* enough) I would think thousands would send $1 your way. I would also communicate that 5% or so of funds would be passed along to this forum to help Neal, since almost 100% of your customers would learn about the product here.

I have a 5.0 Mbps cable connection, so I would appreciate access to a downloadable version.
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