[OT]Re: Books...

[Walter Bright]

BCS wrote:
> Most of those, IIRC, have a free version and a for sale version and they 
> provide tech support only on the for sale one. That not quite what I was 
> thinking. I'm thinking, no for sale version at all.

If you want to donate to Digital Mars (!), you can buy the C++ compiler 
http://www.digitalmars.com/shop.html or pick up a t-shirt at 
http://www.digitalmars.com/gift/index.html (I like the coffee cup best 
myself).

Or when you buy something from Amazon, enter the Amazon site through one 
of the Digital Mars affiliate links at 
http://www.digitalmars.com/bibliography.html

It's not exactly a donation because you're getting fair value for your 
dollar, but it does help DM keep the carrion birds away.


> The company would 
> just have a donations page, and an explicit statement that donations can 
> effect the priority of fixing particular bugs and whatnot.

This is not workable, because people will then have an expectation that 
if they donate a dollar, you'll be working for them. Inevitable hurt 
feelings on both sides will result. It's much better to have an explicit 
consulting hourly rate.