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date: 2009/03/14 23:16
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slug: BB793
tags: programming
title: Shareware has always seemed weird to me
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updated: 2009/03/14 23:16
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Anyone actually **buying** Tree_? 

Because I just have to wonder: I am pretty sure I could clone it in a weekend.

It's very basic, only for Mac... 

And yet the author asks for $40 for the full version. Tell you what, readers, pledge me $400 (american dollars, that is ;-) and I promise I can deliver:

* An app of similar features

* Open Source

* Multiplatform (Mac/Win/Linux at least)

In **one week**. While doing my job and taking care of my boy.

In fact, I don't expect it to take more than one full day of coding, and 400 bucks is more than my usual rate anyway.

If I don't release it, don't give me the money and keep the code anyway, which would be in a public repo for progress monitoring.

.. _tree: http://www.topoftree.jp/en/tree/