Hey, I thought Iconoid was free!
Iconoid is Free! Donations are completely voluntary.
You don't need to send anything to use the program. If you send cash, that helps cover the bills and that is fantastic!
So why should I donate cash?
Iconoid, like all software, costs the author both time and money. Time is spent
- Answering questions
- Writing the program
- Writing the documentation
- Maintaining this web site
- Explaining to my wife why I'm working on this silly program instead of going with her to see 'chick flicks'.
And it costs money to
- Host the web site
- Buy development tools and books
- Build, keep and run test machines
- Maintain a nutritious diet of caffiene and stale cookies for those late nights of programming.
OK, but how much should I donate?
How much you donate is entirely up to you.
It depends on
- How much you think Iconoid is worth.
- How generous you are feeling.
- How guilty you feel for keeping me away from my wife while I live on a diet of caffiene and stale cookies.
Think about it this way; for $10, I can share a pint of Guinness with my wife. If you like Iconoid enough to buy me a couple of pints, donate $10. Some other values to think about?
| $5 | I can eat a tuna sandwich with cheese and extra jalapeneos for lunch |
| $8 | I can take my wife out for some really good frozen custard |
| $10 | A couple of pints of Guinness |
| $14 | Dinner for the wife and me at the local pig-out burrito place |
| $25 | Dinner at a halfway decent place |
| $1,000 | Pay the mortgage for a month or so I recently refinanced so you could just send $250 |
| $1,000,000 | I can retire immediately (Oh! Please!!) |
So whatever it is worth to you is, well..., what it is worth to you. If you want to donate, Buy me a beer, or help me retire. The choice is yours. I appreciate any contributions -- and Thank you!