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2.0.0 Final Released

Hey folks,

I’ve just released 2.0.0 final – we’re out of Beta! See my previous post for more information.

To celebrate, I just had my traditional shot of jagermeister & red bull. Disgusting! But, well, tradition is tradition.

Enjoy! :)

- Ben

Filed under: New Releases @ 3:42 pm
5 Responses to “2.0.0 Final Released”
  1. Brent B. Says:
    February 3rd, 2010 at 2:32 pm

    Hi Ben,

    I am looking forward to trying the new 2.0.0 release. Do you have plans to take Form Tools the commercialisation/”community edition” route? Or, do you plan to keep it completely free? Of course, people should donate some money, especially if it is helping them make money. I plan to use it in my services. If I end up being successful, I plan to donate money to help the project. Always giving back helps the project continue, in my opinion.

    Kind Regards,
    Brent
    PS Go easy on that Red Bull ;-)

  2. admin Says:
    February 3rd, 2010 at 6:37 pm

    Hey Brent,

    My partner and I have been toying with the idea of a paid version for several years now, but quite honestly I find it rather difficult to get myself motivated on such a project… Although I’d certainly like to generate some income from Form Tools, as soon as money rears its head I rather lose interest – this has caused my business partner, Joe, a great deal of angst as you can imagine. :) Donations are terrific, but I find that charging for the script would change the tone for me: I’d feel obliged to support the script and help people out that have paid. And it’s that sense of obligation that I want to avoid. Being a free script, I don’t feel (very!) bad not being able to respond to people in the forums or fix a bug in the script. I get to it when I can, which is obviously a lot slower than if I didn’t have a day job.

    Recently we’ve been toying with the idea of charging for certain modules which would then provide a little income for the project. I would remain largely out of that side of the project: I won’t develop the paid module code, just oversee and advise. Joe and his team would focus on developing and supporting those modules. It’s an interesting approach, and I’d like to see it happen, but it’s still very much in the air.

    Anyway, thanks for the offer to donate! I really hope the script comes in handy! :)

    - Ben

  3. Brent B. Says:
    February 4th, 2010 at 11:36 am

    Hi Ben,

    Yes, charging money would certainly change the tone of the project, I suppose. Alternatively, code suggestions by users via the forums is likely the best way to go for now. Many users have given great feedback on improvements, enhancements, fixes, etc.

    Regards,
    Brent

  4. Khanh Says:
    March 4th, 2010 at 2:12 pm

    Congrats, Ben :-)

  5. Kevin C. Says:
    April 20th, 2010 at 4:55 pm

    Since we’re on the topic of paid vs. free…I just wanted to thank you for keeping this free and open source. When I was first breaking into this industry as a novice HTML/CSS developer, 17 years old with clients that had next-to-no budget, it was a tremendous help.

    Now that I’m older, when I do take on freelance projects that use your script (which isn’t too often anymore, unfortunately), requiring my clients to make a small donation to you is a part of the contract =D

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