>> I think we're worried about the fact that the only version available
>> is one that you have to BUY that's based on our volunteer labor.

>If that's at least an option, why not?  Nobody forces you to buy it,
>though.

 

Again, I as an unpaid volunteer don’t appreciate having my time and effort converted into a for-profit enterprise before my public domain efforts have reached fruition through DP.  The end result is that I get turned off of DP and go “solo” instead.  When I go “solo” I admittedly create works that are *somewhat* more buggy than DP claims to make.  The difference it that my efforts see the light of day this month rather than three and a half years from now.  When my NFP volunteer efforts are used poorly then I find somewhere else to volunteer my time and efforts.  Why should DP care?  Well, which “DP” are we talking about?  The DP made up of volunteers who get frustrated by the inefficiencies and leave?   Or the DP made up of lifers who don’t want to see change?