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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">10.07.2015 u 12:44, Mark Rousell je
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The only way forward to generate significant additional revenue
must surely be some kind of additional product features and/or
associated services. Yes, yes, I know that suggesting this sort of
thing is very nearly heresy but the truth is that people pay for
value (whatever is 'value' to them) and the fact is that many
people perceive 'premium' features of a product to be of 'value'
to them. (Of course, what 'premium' means depends on the
product).</blockquote>
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If TB manages to get 150.000€ / year in donation, that would cover a
lof of basic costs.<br>
For 30.000-35.000€ / year sallary (total with taxes) you can hire
programer without much problem in Croatia or probably any eastern
Europe country.<br>
Two of those + 1 manager would probably be enough for start to keep
Thunderbird stable in long run.<br>
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For any signifficant growth/development you need private companies
like Kent's company or FastMail to find their financial interest in
Thunderbird. They don't need to "pay" something to Thunderbird
community, they "just" need to help develop Thunderbird in a way
that helps them earn more and community to get more in same time.<br>
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Mihovil<br>
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