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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
Why do you want free scripts?
Making things free, easier to use, automated doesn't increase the pot we live off. It only increases the number of people taking out, so decreasing the money for everyone. Look at how easy it is to put a Tube, blog these days, has that increased the size of the pot for those with skills and talent?
I understand why those without skills and talent want this.
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I don't want free scripts. I want to build the free scripts.
I am unsure if your last sentence was directed at me or not, but if so, you probably should have got to know me better first.
The benefits of open source are well documented and unlike majority of the people in this industry, I would actually like to see people who can not afford the startup costs to be able to enter the industry at a higher level with better tools.
Majority of the scripts that I have come across over the years are complete garbage. Just because they appear to work fine on the front end doesn't mean there is a slew of chaos happening in the back end.
Benefits to open source software can help build a community around it that can provide supporting services that others with talent/skills could take advantage of. For example, the possibility of a theme store built inside the CMS itself where developers could showcase their work. Same thing with plugins. Same thing with content. Same thing with a services marketplace. Same thing with advertising. Etc...
The biggest issue with this industry at the moment is the inability to think beyond what already exists and for people like you to explode your negative diarrhea all over everyone else.
Anyway, glad to see you're not dead yet, I am genuinely surprised actually.