Posted by Erwin Moller on 10/23/06 10:21

stryfedll wrote:

> I've been working on an E-Commerce application like OSCommerce, except
> mine is object-oriented, with a much better architecture, and a lot of
> AJAX. I originally intended to release it as Open Source, and I still
> may, but, recently I've been wondering how I could profit off the
> script.
>
> Selling the script doesn't seem to be a viable option, since if I sell
> the application in full it can easily be duped. My best idea has been
> to release the script, but make an off-site file old all of the primary
> functions of the application. In those functions would be a script for
> displaying the results of a product search, where I could place ads
> every 10 or so entries down.
>
> Does anyone have any thoughts on how to profit from your applications?

Hi,

Unless you have your own sellingforce, or your application is excactly what
everybody wants, I'd say your best chances are releasing it under GPL or
something simmilar.
The benefits are that you potentially reach a huge audience because your
application is open and free to use.
As Pythagras wrote: You are the worlds leading expert on your own software,
so if anybody wants something extra or special, make sure they will find
you. Then you can hire yourself to them for a nice fee.

If you would like to try to attract additional coders, consider releasing it
at sourceforge.

Good luck!

Regards,
Erwin Moller

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