Open Video Toaster Instant Download ISO going up in price

[Pyromania]

@SACC-guy

It's the first Paypal button at the right lower bottom of the page.

[Pyromania]

From the website: Couldn't you guys just make this ISO a torrent? Seems like a perfect use of bit torrent to me.  Community helping share bandwidth.

Of course we could make it a torrent. The price is not going up do to bandwith issues. It's going up to put more funds into Open Video Toaster bounties and thus generate more interest in the code.

@SACC-guy

Yes, you should have gotten FTP download instructions from us.

[Pyromania]

Then why does your post start out: "Sadly we have to raise the price..."

We don't like raising prices but do it when necessary.

[Pyromania]

I understand that, but if you are not raising prices for bandwidth then what is the reason?

My understanding is Newtek released the source code to Amiga Users "to thank them for their support."  Not for someone to sell.  If you are covering bandwidth costs I think that is fine, but you don't need bandwidth so what is the reason you "Sadly we have to raise" the price?

The original idea to release the source code was mine back in 1998 (Please reference Amazing Computing article "Playing with NewTek"). NewTek finally let it happen in 2004 and that was fantastic news. You are free to download all the main source code for free. Your also free to not buy the ISO.



The price increase is to add more funds into the bounties to help Amiga OS 4.x, MorphOS & AROS get more advanced video editing/production software.

[Pyromania]

No long drawn out megadramatic threads on Amiga.org AmigaHeretic like you did on amigaworld.net


You have been warned.





The ISO includes much more than just NewTek stuff. New price will be $19.95 for those that are just dying to know now.

[Pyromania]

Wow... so professional.

We aim to please.

[Pyromania]

As long as pleasing isn't defined as getting people their AmiZilla bounties back. :-)

We treated AmiZilla donators very good. They earned interest on their money and were able to get it back or donate it to Project Timberwolf. We also covered the Paypal fees so no one lost money on that except for us.

[Pyromania]

I'm just saying the whole thing stinks of rotting fish.

First the "sadly we have to" then when I make a suggestion to help out with bandwidth (that is the last news post on the OVT site about bandwidth costs) I get slagged off and get a "different" story.  More funds for the bounty.

Then when I asked for clarification I get, slagged off some more, warned, unprofessionally bringing up a site that is not his nor any of his business.  The whole thing is shady.


Yeah, sorry I offered to help with bandwidth ideas.  What a jerk I am.  Geez...

Your right the bandwith overage message is confusing. We are in the process of removing that now. It is actually from Open Video Toaster's launch month over six years ago. The message has been on the website unchanged for six long years. You must not really be interested in the project if you only noticed it now.

Still we agree it did sound confusing and it's being removed. Sorry you feel that something is shady but your more then welcome to your opinion. That is usually how it goes by the way. The most vocal against a project don't actually have anything invested in it.


@amigadave

Lower left button yes your right. We mistyped on that one.

[Pyromania]

@AmigaHeretic

Did you also read the message below on openvideotoaster.org?

It has also been on the site for over six years.

"If you would like to help support Open Video Toaster you can do so via Paypal. Bandwidth charges have been met for now. Future donations will begin to go into the bounty pool so that the source-code can be updated. "

[Pyromania]

@AmigaHeretic

Agreed the wording was bad and outdated. It is being changed to be more clear. I'll pass along your $5 idea to the others.

[Pyromania]

@Trev

Sorry for the confusion.