Comments on: The Price of Free http://codesorcery.net/2008/03/31/the-price-of-free/ Crafty gnomes building toys for you Fri, 16 May 2008 05:45:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Justin http://codesorcery.net/2008/03/31/the-price-of-free/#comment-8739 Justin Mon, 12 May 2008 09:49:25 +0000 http://codesorcery.net/2008/03/31/the-price-of-free/#comment-8739 @Gaston: That's an interesting suggestion -- thanks for the idea. I have heard it mentioned in Mac developer circles before and there is probably no harm in it. @Gaston: That’s an interesting suggestion — thanks for the idea. I have heard it mentioned in Mac developer circles before and there is probably no harm in it.

]]> By: Gaston http://codesorcery.net/2008/03/31/the-price-of-free/#comment-8732 Gaston Sat, 10 May 2008 22:19:10 +0000 http://codesorcery.net/2008/03/31/the-price-of-free/#comment-8732 When I first got my Mac, one of the first apps that caught my attention was Overflow, by Stunt Software. It's a great piece of software and I purchased it. The thing is, I had not met Quicksilver, or Launchbar. Anyways, Overflow had a money back guarantee, and once I discovered that Quicksilver was what I needed, I requested my money back. I also purchased Pukka a long time ago. But I haven't found a replacement. So maybe for all those who think it should be free, give them a money back guarantee. And let them experience for themselves if they really want to go back to bookmarklets. When I first got my Mac, one of the first apps that caught my attention was Overflow, by Stunt Software. It’s a great piece of software and I purchased it. The thing is, I had not met Quicksilver, or Launchbar. Anyways, Overflow had a money back guarantee, and once I discovered that Quicksilver was what I needed, I requested my money back.

I also purchased Pukka a long time ago. But I haven’t found a replacement.

So maybe for all those who think it should be free, give them a money back guarantee. And let them experience for themselves if they really want to go back to bookmarklets.

]]> By: Justin http://codesorcery.net/2008/03/31/the-price-of-free/#comment-8698 Justin Thu, 01 May 2008 17:04:56 +0000 http://codesorcery.net/2008/03/31/the-price-of-free/#comment-8698 @Chris: I'm actively working on this issue. It seems that even though the del.icio.us frontend seems to work ok, the backend may not be all the time. You can follow the progress of this here: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ydn-delicious/message/1975 @Chris: I’m actively working on this issue. It seems that even though the del.icio.us frontend seems to work ok, the backend may not be all the time. You can follow the progress of this here:

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ydn-delicious/message/1975

]]> By: Chris http://codesorcery.net/2008/03/31/the-price-of-free/#comment-8697 Chris Thu, 01 May 2008 13:03:37 +0000 http://codesorcery.net/2008/03/31/the-price-of-free/#comment-8697 I'm running into the same "there was a connection problem" issue. Right before and after it occurs, I can edit my del.icio.us entries via a browser, so my connection seems to be fine and del.icio.us is up. It happened yesterday morning, then went away, and now is happening again. Running Tiger on a Macbook using a wireless internet connection. (I've been a paid-up Pukka user for quite some time, and, aside from this glitch, it's been wonderful.) I’m running into the same “there was a connection problem” issue. Right before and after it occurs, I can edit my del.icio.us entries via a browser, so my connection seems to be fine and del.icio.us is up. It happened yesterday morning, then went away, and now is happening again.

Running Tiger on a Macbook using a wireless internet connection.

(I’ve been a paid-up Pukka user for quite some time, and, aside from this glitch, it’s been wonderful.)

]]> By: Arto Bendiken http://codesorcery.net/2008/03/31/the-price-of-free/#comment-8690 Arto Bendiken Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:42:32 +0000 http://codesorcery.net/2008/03/31/the-price-of-free/#comment-8690 I think it morbidly fascinating that the person who left the comment about Pukka being "only a couple of hours of work" is making an error of at least two, more likely three, orders of magnitude. Not only that, he dares complain about somehow being "ripped off" because of the price point - as if anybody but Justin had a right to price Justin's creative work! You'd think that at some point common sense would kick in. He has no obligation to buy if the price point isn't suitable for him. And if it's indeed "only a couple of hours of work" surely there'd be a lot of free, equivalent-quality Pukka clones around, making it moot to complain about Pukka in the first place? A very bad case of entitlement syndrome, I'd say. @Miraz: Indeed! I've certainly found Pascal's quip "if I had more time, I would have written you a shorter letter" to be equivalently true in programming. The best writing is rewriting, and the best coding is refactoring. I think it morbidly fascinating that the person who left the comment about Pukka being “only a couple of hours of work” is making an error of at least two, more likely three, orders of magnitude. Not only that, he dares complain about somehow being “ripped off” because of the price point - as if anybody but Justin had a right to price Justin’s creative work!

You’d think that at some point common sense would kick in. He has no obligation to buy if the price point isn’t suitable for him. And if it’s indeed “only a couple of hours of work” surely there’d be a lot of free, equivalent-quality Pukka clones around, making it moot to complain about Pukka in the first place? A very bad case of entitlement syndrome, I’d say.

@Miraz: Indeed! I’ve certainly found Pascal’s quip “if I had more time, I would have written you a shorter letter” to be equivalently true in programming. The best writing is rewriting, and the best coding is refactoring.

]]> By: Justin http://codesorcery.net/2008/03/31/the-price-of-free/#comment-8546 Justin Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:07:01 +0000 http://codesorcery.net/2008/03/31/the-price-of-free/#comment-8546 @David: I'll send you an email and we'll work out the issue -- not a known one, but could be specific to your account or some bookmarks you have tried. @David: I’ll send you an email and we’ll work out the issue — not a known one, but could be specific to your account or some bookmarks you have tried.

]]> By: David Sasaki http://codesorcery.net/2008/03/31/the-price-of-free/#comment-8513 David Sasaki Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:31:45 +0000 http://codesorcery.net/2008/03/31/the-price-of-free/#comment-8513 I happily pay for Pukka and until recently it's done the job wonderfully. For the past couple weeks though only about one in twenty times will it post to del.icio.us. The other 19 I get the "There was a connection problem!" message even though I'm on a perfectly good connection. Is there an update coming soon? An error log we could send you? Thanks. I happily pay for Pukka and until recently it’s done the job wonderfully. For the past couple weeks though only about one in twenty times will it post to del.icio.us. The other 19 I get the “There was a connection problem!” message even though I’m on a perfectly good connection. Is there an update coming soon? An error log we could send you? Thanks.

]]> By: Miraz Jordan http://codesorcery.net/2008/03/31/the-price-of-free/#comment-8478 Miraz Jordan Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:05:14 +0000 http://codesorcery.net/2008/03/31/the-price-of-free/#comment-8478 I've been using Pukka for ages. It does one thing and does it beautifully. Thank you. As a writer (but not a software developer) I'd like to contribute this: the simpler a piece of writing is, and the easier it is to read, the more likely it is that it was harder to write and took longer to put together. The more work the writer puts in, the less the reader needs to do. I'd bet that it's the same with software. I’ve been using Pukka for ages. It does one thing and does it beautifully. Thank you.

As a writer (but not a software developer) I’d like to contribute this: the simpler a piece of writing is, and the easier it is to read, the more likely it is that it was harder to write and took longer to put together. The more work the writer puts in, the less the reader needs to do.

I’d bet that it’s the same with software.

]]> By: Jim http://codesorcery.net/2008/03/31/the-price-of-free/#comment-8442 Jim Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:59:46 +0000 http://codesorcery.net/2008/03/31/the-price-of-free/#comment-8442 I'm confused by people saying it should be free based on the fact that a bookmarklet does the same thing. It doesn't. Try to manage multiple bookmarks in multiple delicious accounts for a few days. You gladly pay for the time it saves you. Posting bookmarks should be easy and thankfully Pukka keeps it that way. I’m confused by people saying it should be free based on the fact that a bookmarklet does the same thing. It doesn’t. Try to manage multiple bookmarks in multiple delicious accounts for a few days. You gladly pay for the time it saves you. Posting bookmarks should be easy and thankfully Pukka keeps it that way.

]]> By: Mike http://codesorcery.net/2008/03/31/the-price-of-free/#comment-8438 Mike Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:25:53 +0000 http://codesorcery.net/2008/03/31/the-price-of-free/#comment-8438 Hear, hear! I would buy your software in a second if I didn't have to buy a new computer to run it first... Hear, hear! I would buy your software in a second if I didn’t have to buy a new computer to run it first…

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