So earlier I dropped a hint about making a gallery and I've been mulling over the idea of getting monetary compensation: I could make it paid or donationware.
I'm mainly concerned about not breaking the wonderful community spirit going on here, since a paywall goes diametrically against it. Donations aren't guaranteed, since the addon would be obtainable without paying a dime.
I've also been thinking of starting up a Patreon and adding some small perks, eg. sponsorship.
Thoughts? I know money can be quite divisive, and as such, should be discussed carefully.
I personally have nothing against paid addons.
Actually, I have nothing even against donations made to people to fix bugs or develop features. If someone is willing to pay and someone is willing to do the development I don't see anything wrong with it.
What I (personally) am not interested in, is create a marketplace here at elkarte.net to let third parties sell addons. The feeling I have is that this would brings more troubles then the advantages for the project could be.
Of course, I'm not against others creating such a marketplace (and if they are successful, a 10 euro donation every now and then or some manpower as reward for the script that allowed them to make some bucks would not be frowned upon by me :P).
A Gallery would be a super addition to Elk. Go ahead with what suits your payment needs. :)