Generalisations in postings

[junx]

This thread is counter-productive, it really doesn't help the alternative product's adoption to come on the board where the largest potential customer base resides and call them biased or whatever the charge is. If people aren't aware of the other products, then do something productive to showcase the alternative's features. Make a setup video, make a comparison matrix, make anything but a thread complaining about something as nebulous as customer bias. I understand the intention but it just comes off as sour grapes.

Also go look at the first Keyclone thread on the board, Rob got flamed up and down when he introduced Keyclone but he stuck it out and the product caught on. He overcame the justified suspicion of his software as a keylogger, defended his decision to not release a trial or offer it for free and everything else it took to make his product a success.

[Otlecs]

I won't fan the flames on this thread, but I will say....

If the only motivation people had for writing software was to make money, there would be no WoW mods, Linus Torvalds would probably be another anonymous coder, the Free Software Foundation would be something to do with building and the Sourceforge would be a place to buy something to go with your Sunday lunch.

Everyone *should* be suspicious of little-known software, especially little-known software that demands net access... but that's true for all software, and no more so for freebies. Just because something has a dollar tag on it doesn't make it any more trustworthy.

To question the motivation of all freeware developers based on ones own paranoia and lack of understanding what motivates them is quite wrong.

The best firewalls (Zonealarm for example), spam filters (Mailwasher for example) and anti-virus software (many examples) either are, or started life as, free.

I'm glad we now have lots of software options to help us multibox, and I think it's entirely right and proper that we continue to promote all solutions equally - we all have our favourites, and they all have their advantages, after all.

[Draku]

Look.......this thread was initiated to try and stop people making inaccurate statements about software OTHER than Keyclone.

Thinnus's comments are right on the mark.

Rob's comments in this thread are quite frankly absurd. I never ONCE criticised him for selling his software....just read his stupid rants......

For what it is worth....the money is really unimportant when buying this sort of software......it is all about trust and the relationship between the provider and the consumer........I am extremely happy I am using software written and supported by someone like Freddie........I would be delighted if Freddie started charging ......I am confident his license agreement would be sensible and user friendly.

To be honest,.......I don't really care anymore......it is a shame that people will come to this site looking for information without realising that it is so closely associated to keyclone. Still...why should we expect different it is the wild wild west after all

[Draku]

I'm glad we now have lots of software options to help us multibox, and I think it's entirely right and proper that we continue to promote all solutions equally - we all have our favourites, and they all have their advantages, after all.

TOTALLY AGREE.

All I was asking in this thread was that we stop saying all the free solutions are badly supported......that is all........

[Wilbur]

The discussions going on here are Counter productive.

Rob is just as entitled to advertise his software as the rest of the Developers around here are. If you feel there is a better solultion there is nothing to stop you offering the same level of support as Rob does for a diffrent product.

In short, less QQing please, and for future refrence, verbally berating a member of the moderation staff is ill advised, unless there is genuine reason to.