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Lazarus/fpc on Apple store. Crazy Idea or smart move?

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Giuliano Colla

Hi fpc developers.

On my Mac I tested the UTM virtualization, and I stumbled in that sentence from UTM website:

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UTM is and always will be completely free and open source. The Mac App Store version is identical to the free version and there are no features left out of the free version. The only advantage of the Mac App Store version is that you can get automatic updates. Purchasing the App Store version directly funds the development of UTM and shows your support .

Couldn't we do the same?

The advantages:

1. coming from a known developer the free download of dmg would not be subject to the annoying procedure of forcing installation
2. purchasers would provide a source of financing for the Lazarus/fpc project

Disadvantages:

1. an affordable annual fee, which should however be more than compensated by the income
2. none other I can see

Taking into account that:

*  UTM is provided by a Chinese company, which lives on that product, and a companion Iso image downloader.
* That Chinese business traditions date from before the foundation of Rome and they hardly invest in something not ensuring a good return

I believe that the matter does deserve further investigation.

What do you think?

Giuliano

Do not do to others as you would have them do to you.They might have different tastes.

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