Comments on: Measuring Angles in PyMOL http://mwinkelmann.com/2009/01/measuring-angles-in-pymol/ Mostly Biology and Bioinformatics Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:44:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: More on pyMOL | Science and Stuff http://mwinkelmann.com/2009/01/measuring-angles-in-pymol/comment-page-1/#comment-13 More on pyMOL | Science and Stuff Sat, 07 Mar 2009 10:40:56 +0000 http://mwinkelmann.com/?p=69#comment-13 [...] people from pyMOL responded to my last post, where I made a comment that DeLano is “heavily trying to commercialize” pyMOL. I felt [...] [...] people from pyMOL responded to my last post, where I made a comment that DeLano is “heavily trying to commercialize” pyMOL. I felt [...]

]]> By: The People http://mwinkelmann.com/2009/01/measuring-angles-in-pymol/comment-page-1/#comment-11 The People Sun, 18 Jan 2009 20:43:51 +0000 http://mwinkelmann.com/?p=69#comment-11 Quote: "the people behind PyMOL are heavily trying to commercialize it..." Are you sure that's correct? If those people really wanted to commercialize PyMOL, then why would they still be giving current PyMOL source code away FOR FREE? And why would they still be directing users to their hosted downloads of "outdated" PyMOL versions FOR FREE? Any why would they still be giving out current PyMOL builds away to students and teachers FOR FREE? If the people behind PyMOL actually wanted to commercialize it, then they could simply take their next version closed-source and stop giving away all those FREE builds which, as you correctly point out, have absolutely "nothing wrong with them". So give 'em a little credit, will ya? It would be much more fair to say: the people behind PyMOL are heavily trying NOT to commercialize it, while still generating enough revenue to fund the project. How? By convincing users who actually do have discretionary funds to make recurring contributions in support of the effort. Quote: “the people behind PyMOL are heavily trying to commercialize it…”

Are you sure that’s correct? If those people really wanted to commercialize PyMOL, then why would they still be giving current PyMOL source code away FOR FREE?

And why would they still be directing users to their hosted downloads of “outdated” PyMOL versions FOR FREE?

Any why would they still be giving out current PyMOL builds away to students and teachers FOR FREE?

If the people behind PyMOL actually wanted to commercialize it, then they could simply take their next version closed-source and stop giving away all those FREE builds which, as you correctly point out, have absolutely “nothing wrong with them”.

So give ‘em a little credit, will ya?

It would be much more fair to say: the people behind PyMOL are heavily trying NOT to commercialize it, while still generating enough revenue to fund the project. How? By convincing users who actually do have discretionary funds to make recurring contributions in support of the effort.

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