Uh, who else has made any free converters? Who else has made any converters
for that matter?
As far as new tracks for GPL go, I only know of one good one that was not
created by Dave Noonan and that is the GPLEA Snetterton. Brands Hatch ,
O-Ring, and Imola were all created by Noonan and distributed for free.
If making converters were so easy to do, someone else would have already
done their own and released it for free. Dave Noonan obviuosly has some
expertise and/or time that the rest of us in the sim racing community do not
have. What does it matter if it took him 5 minutes or 5 years - if he can
create something that no one else can, and it is a good product, why not
charge for it. Also, do not forget that over the years, all Noonan's
converters have had a free demo that allowed you to convert a couple tracks
to see if you would like it.
The GPL converter I paid for has given me 21 more tracks, however, I would
have glady paid just for Indianapolis and Riverside. All the other "free"
stuff out there for GPL does not provide the added longevity of GPL that the
track converter does. New carsets, sounds, track graphics, and setups are
cool, but nothing extends the life of a racing sim more than the challenge
of a new track.
Anyway, if you really just want some idea of the amount of time and effort
that has gone into the production of Dave Noonan's converters, then here is
a quote from Alison Hine's excellent
website(http://www.racesimcentral.net/) regarding the converter:
"Under development for over a year, and crafted with loving care and
attention to detail, David's converter is an incredible achievement. I
worked with David throughout most of the development period, and I have some
idea of the sweat and tears that went into this fantastic product. David's
ingenuity and commitment to quality are monumental."
Let's end this thread here and get back to enjoying GPL and Dave Noonan's
tracks(both free and converted).....
Don Chapman
> At what point did I say he didn't have the right to do so?At what point
did
> I say he had to justify it? I definitely said, that "I'd Just like to
know"
> and that "I'd (personally) feel much better" in that I would be more
> willing to buy a product if I knew how much time he put into it, if only
to
> support his work.
> As for the other part of my statement, I'm basically just saying that If I
> were him, I would have a hard time charging the other people who make
> converters and such that I use for free. It's like if Microsoft used Apple
> OS free for some reason, but then charged Apple to use their OS. I'm not
> saying you can't do it that way, or that he shouldn't but in my opinion, I
> wouldn't feel great about it.
> > What a load of bollocks!!! If YOU created a program, YOU have the right
to
> > charge for it. Some don't, but some do, and it's up to them, the people
> who
> > put in the time and hard work,coding, debugging, tweaking, etc.
> > They don't have to justify it to every ***wit who wants something for
> > nothing. Really, we should consider ourselves lucky when we can have
> things
> > like new tracks, carsets, graphics, whatever, for free. Or are people
> going
> > to start asking why Papy think they can charge for their games?
> > --
> > -Ace-
> > (GPLRank +1.83)
> > > I've found Dave Never has the guts to answer this question. If he'd at
> > least
> > > answer the question I'd feel much better. To me it's lame that so many
> > > people put time into putting out free programs that obviously uses,
and
> > then
> > > charges them for the one thing he does, for which I have no idea how
> much
> > > time it really takes him.
> > > I'd just like to know.
