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<p>Hi fpc developers.</p>
<p>On my Mac I tested the UTM virtualization, and I stumbled in that
sentence from UTM website:</p>
<p> </p>
<blockquote type="cite">UTM is and always will be completely free
and open source. The Mac App Store version is identical to the
free version and there are no features left out of the free
version. The only advantage of the Mac App Store version is that
you can get automatic updates. Purchasing the App Store version
directly funds the development of UTM and shows your support .</blockquote>
Couldn't we do the same?
<p>The advantages: <br>
</p>
<ol>
<li>coming from a known developer the free download of dmg would
not be subject to the annoying procedure of forcing installation</li>
<li>purchasers would provide a source of financing for the
Lazarus/fpc project</li>
</ol>
<p>Disadvantages:</p>
<ol>
<li>an affordable annual fee, which should however be more than
compensated by the income</li>
<li>none other I can see</li>
</ol>
<p>Taking into account that:</p>
<ul>
<li>Â UTM is provided by a Chinese company, which lives on that
product, and a companion Iso image downloader.</li>
<li>That Chinese business traditions date from before the
foundation of Rome and they hardly invest in something not
ensuring a good return</li>
</ul>
<p>I believe that the matter does deserve further investigation.</p>
<p>What do you think?</p>
<p>Giuliano</p>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Do not do to others as you would have them do to you.They might have different tastes.</pre>
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