Lack of respect

Sad, very sad. Well, at least you know who could be the one. I can imagine that maybe it was not "directly" the buyer but a "trustly friend" of the buyer. That shit happens.

It is not good when you feel robbed, so I hope that when you'll be calm down you could reconsiderate your first reaction.

Anyway, my respect for your work.

Really sad ... you've got all my support, please keep on the good work SLotman, your releases are more than welcome!

It is a shame that this kind of things still happen! I hope that you will reconsider your decision, SLotman.

It's a personal choice to make something or not, it's a personal choice to ask money for it and it's a personal choice to buy it or not. The point of view that something is a hobby SO it's wrong to ask money probably stems from the stone age. Isn't it generally known that most times it just -is- a hobby that costs money?? There are little to no hobbies that don't cost any money. One of my hobbies is to sleep late and I have to admit that doesn't involve a penny. But otherwise?

Apart from that, there's a lot more to that hobby than just using and developing; the fun may just be to create something people are willing to buy, which enables you in turn to buy a couple of beers for your effort while other people pick the fruits of it.

In fact, to make your way of reasoning consequent, you should say that 'it's a hobby, it's wrong when money is asked, so: (a) develop your own stuff and (b) use it'. Why the hell would one want to create something only so that others have fun? Is it wrong when it's not only the fact that it's fun to create something, but also that it's fun to earn a little bit of pocketmoney with it?? The fact that MSX is a hobby, doesn't automatically degrade the whole lot of us to some open sandals and woolly socks charity institutions! That's just a matter of personal choice!

I have heard this a lot of times and get annoyed by it time after time. If you don't want to spend money, just don't buy it! Don't go sulking in a corner whining that there are nice products outside but -boohoo- it costs money to purchase it. Welcome to the world, for heavens' sake!

be coherent:
if you are really leaving the scene, if you will not deal anymore with msx, just do not accept any more people buying the game. it is all over? erase the games, do not sell the games and leave. or just keep programming, keep selling and don't cry.