   why do developers waste electricity on free games or programs?
  how come there are developers that will code free stuff and waste electricty on this, i mean someone has to pay the bill to run the computer , so dosent this mean there giving you free money?   
  Because it's fun to create things, and rewarding to get recognition.  And the electricity running my computer is cheaper per hour than movies, skiing, mountain biking, skydiving, or even reading books.   ;  yes its fun to create for your self but why do some release some to the internet for other people , when they have used there own resources on it that probably involved some $$$, because alot of the time the free stuff is hardly used because the retail stuff has higher quality   ;  I do lots of things for free that help other people and cost me money, simply because I enjoy the work I do for them.A few summers ago I passed up an offer to work for a construction company making near skilled labour wage for an unskilled labour position, transportation included, to instead do the same job for free with Habitat for Humanity.Why? Because I wanted to, and was in the position to basically earn no income for a few months, and didn't think I would get the chance for another 40 years.   ;Quote:Original post by Anddosyes its fun to create for your self but why do some release some to the internet for other people , when they have used there own resources on it that probably involved some $$$, because alot of the time the free stuff is hardly used because the retail stuff has higher qualitySadism. They do it so that they can laugh their asses off at the victims users going insane while trying to actually use their software...;Quote:Original post by Yann LQuote:Original post by Anddosyes its fun to create for your self but why do some release some to the internet for other people , when they have used there own resources on it that probably involved some $$$, because alot of the time the free stuff is hardly used because the retail stuff has higher qualitySadism. They do it so that they can laugh their asses off at the victims users going insane while trying to actually use their software...Shh!  Don't tell them the secret!   ;Quote:Original post by Anddoshow come there are developers that will code free stuff and waste electricty on this, i mean someone has to pay the bill to run the computer , so dosent this mean there giving you free money?Wait, you're worried about the electricity?  The electricity?  What about the time?  It takes lots and lots of time to create and manage these free projects.  Seriously, electricity should be the last thing you're worried about.   ;  Well, obviously the electricity is important. A computer basically translates electricity directly into heat; thermodynamically, running a computer with that electricity is one of the fastest uses contributing to the heat death of the universe. Hosting a free game is like trying to destroy all of creation one clock cycle at a time.   ;Quote:Original post by Anddoshow come there are developers that will code free stuff and waste electricty on this, i mean someone has to pay the bill to run the computer , so dosent this mean there giving you free money?Most developers recapture the electricity with their beards. That's why they have them, y'know.   ;  Wow, and here I was thinking it was all about the floor caek.   