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Originally Posted by Babaganoosh
I have a suggestion: BUY A SCRIPT!!!
Why would anyone release a free script that enables others to make money by creating tons of TGPs without investing any money? That's just stupid.
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You could say exactly the same about blogging software, shopping carts, message boards, content managers, etc., etc.
I don't think there is any open source TGP software, but that is happenstance and/or because the software is too simple to appeal to the geek community and/or because the market is relatively small. But there is a huge open source community developing thousands of projects, many for use in commercial environments.
There are all kinds of reasons why people work that way and they aren't all selfless: a lot make good money from residual sales and providing services related to the free software with which they are involved. I can also think of several programs from individuals which were initially free because that's an excellent way to establish a reputation.