[SupermanInNY]

I'm not happy with this notion.
I think vb.org has grown to be a great place to learn about new features and mods that were ought to have been thought of and implemented by vb.com in the first place.
I would rather donate to developers who developed code rather than pay a subscription or a fee to be able to access mods that may or may not be used by me.
I'm trying to understand the motive to ask us as members for the money.

If vb.com wants money from this, it is totally absurd.
This is the work of developers outside of vb.com and vb.com already got its license fees.
So, I'm not sure of who gets the money,. and/or how is it expected to be spent/divided?

Also, all the previous arguments about who is in charge of upgrades.. if this is a paid product, will this be upgraded and supported always?
The example provided by "if I find a word doc in google and it causes damage, will I hold google responsible". HUGE difference. Google doesn't charge. You do ask us to pay!

So my reasoning to object this are:

1. if vb.com wants a stake at this, they should implement these hecks as part of the built-in system and support it directly.
2. if vb.com charges money for the product, they should support it in future releases.
3. who gets the money and how do the great developers here get their share of this?

My vote is: NO,. I'm strongly against this!

-Alon.