Okay, new idea. What if he did a Kickstarter for $500k for additional high-quality devs to come on the project for a year and focus on 1) improving the UI and 2) improving performance. That's it. No promises of additional functionality, no open-sourcing to make Toady feel like he's given up his baby.
Given the cult following of the game and the people who would like to play it but are otherwise frustrated, I doubt they'd have trouble reaching the limit. The press they'd get just from announcing would give them a boost as well.
He doesn't want more developers. He is happy with the project as it is. It is his life's work, so to speak, and he is content with progress happening over the span of years.
I don't understand why this is such a hard concept for some people.
Comments
Okay, new idea. What if he did a Kickstarter for $500k for additional high-quality devs to come on the project for a year and focus on 1) improving the UI and 2) improving performance. That's it. No promises of additional functionality, no open-sourcing to make Toady feel like he's given up his baby.
Given the cult following of the game and the people who would like to play it but are otherwise frustrated, I doubt they'd have trouble reaching the limit. The press they'd get just from announcing would give them a boost as well.
He doesn't want more developers. He is happy with the project as it is. It is his life's work, so to speak, and he is content with progress happening over the span of years.
I don't understand why this is such a hard concept for some people.