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Re:Ask HN: Does Shareware still work in 2018? by tonyedgecombe on Friday November 16, 2018 @06:21AM (#18467999)
This is not sustainable. If you like the project and want it to continue, buy a license

Do you just nag or actually disable the product after a period? I was always surprised by the Sublime model, my experience indicates that if people can avoid paying then they will, even business customers.

Re:Ask HN: Does Shareware still work in 2018? by mherrmann on Friday November 16, 2018 @06:45AM (#18468081)
I just nag. I want the larger user base so people develop plugins [1].

1: https://fman.io/docs/plugins