[wp-hackers] General consensus of "Premium Theme" concept

[Viper007Bond]

Can we please not start off on a tangent that's just waiting for a flame
war? Seriously, it's as if you're trying to start a heated argument, Callum.

On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 2:07 AM, Callum Macdonald <
lists.automattic.com at callum-macdonald.com> wrote:

> Hey Glenn,
>
> You might want to bear in mind that WordPress is not a "democratic"
> project. It's run by Automattic. They have built a business around it
> (they recently raised $29.5m[1]). So I don't think anyone can fault your
> ethics if you choose to profit from WordPress.
>
> Additionally, the code that runs wordpress.com is not publicly available
> as far as I know. I realise it's based largely on WPMU, but to the best
> of my knowledge, many of the plugins and customisations applied are not
> publicly available.
>
> > I guess it all goes back to what one's primary goal for developing under
> the
> > WP platform is: money or contribution to the community.
>
>
> Automattic's primary motivation, by definition of being a business, is
> to make money.
>
> Cheers - Callum.
>
> [1] http://gigaom.com/2008/01/22/wordpresscom-creator-raises-29m/
>
> Glenn Ansley wrote:
> > Thanks for the replies.
> > I regularly take freelance jobs for clients that involve charging for
> theme
> > / plugin development.
> > The reason I asked this question was to get a feel for buisness models
> like
> > wpremix_com, premiumthemes_net, or premiumnewstheme_com (of which I have
> no
> > affiliation).
> >
> > Part of me wants to capitalize on such a model, the other part of me
> wants
> > to avoid it altogether and generate revenue on donations or requests for
> > proposals from the traffic.
> >
> > I guess it all goes back to what one's primary goal for developing under
> the
> > WP platform is: money or contribution to the community. Maybe it's not
> so
> > black and white, but thanks for the responses anyway.
> >
> > Glenn
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 8:36 PM, Jeremy Visser <jeremy.visser at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >> On Wed, 2008-03-19 at 17:01 -0400, Glenn Ansley wrote:
> >>
> >>> What is the general consensus among the members of this list
> concerning
> >>> premium themes and plugins for sale? *
> >>>
> >> Way to start a flamewar. :-P
> >>
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