[DONE] Paid hacks versus free hacks

[Xenon]

Well we will create a subforum where someone can post custom request for buttons, codes, installations what not.
so whoever wants to earn money could contact the threadstarters there and perfect.

In my eyes, it's a good compromis.

[Dean C]

I don't think that coding should be allowed to be sold here. Like boofo said it takes the focus of free hacks because people will try and sell them. Button sets, installations of vbulletin's (not hacks) and styles etc will be ok IMO

- miSt

[amykhar]

Why are the talents of graphics people more valuable than coders?

[Xenon]

Let me say that claer once and forever:

nobody is allowed to sell anything here, people will just be allowed to REQUEST paid work.

[Boofo]

True, Amy. Selling is selling, whether it's graphics or hacks. But I don't agree on the selling of hacks or services here. The main reason I ever got involved with vBulletin, was because of all of the different hacks and people involved here at vb.org. This used to be a great community once. People would actually help one another and not make each other fell stupid for not knowing something. There are too many hackers here who have the "God" complex and think they don't need to be bothered with questions or support. They've learned, now they can move on.

Can't have it both ways, Mist. Selling buttons is no better than selling hacks. You get free hacks from here but expect people to buy your buttons or graphics work? Is that how you pay back all that you've learned and gained from here? Not good.

Xenon, to request paid work there must be someone willing to sell their services. Can't have one without the other. Don't worry, this is my last message on the subject. It doesn't do any good anyway. The new generation is all about the money now. Just consider it an old man's ranting.

[insanctus]

I would never pay for a hack.

I look at all the hacks on here and have installed some of them.

From the installing of the free hacks that so many are willing to share I have learned some more then I knew before.

One day I may even be able to make my own hack. If that happens I would submit it to give back to a community that has so willingly and freely gave to me.

Graphics I can understand charging for it is not vb based as a hack is. The styles could be for any board or site, they do not use vb code they are an art.

Coding a hack in my opinion is just running off of what vBulletin started.

Besides as someone already stated if someone did try to sell a hack someone else would make one just the same if not better for free.

From what I have seen in this community there are more who are strong and support it then there are who wish to be greedy.

Just my 2 cents… possibly 3.

[filburt1]

People buy addons for software all the time. You buy software for Windows and that powers much of the software. You can even buy addons for addons, like plugins for Photoshop which runs on Windows.

[Erwin]

No one is stopping anybody from releasing paid hacks.

You just can't advertise/ post about them/ release them/ promote them here on vB.org. Do it elsewhere.

[Boofo]

Originally posted by filburt1
People buy addons for software all the time. You buy software for Windows and that powers much of the software. You can even buy addons for addons, like plugins for Photoshop which runs on Windows.

But how many of those programmers did you learn some of the coding that you are trying to sell? Like it was said before, selling vbulletin hacks is almost the same as selling some of vbulletin code itself. All hacks use some form of the code from vbulletin to work, right?

That's it, I'm done. Sorry to jump in.

[Dean C]

Well i don't mind not selling buttons here now because i've delved into full-blown designing which is more pay. But basically requesting coding i don't think should be allowed. That will take the emphasis away from the hacking community. This is not a graphics community so it won't take the emphasis of the hacks released here for free

- miSt