I would like to ask that those who have paid for it speak up about the prospect of making it open source.
Frankly, while it may sound unfair, rude, etc. to those who have paid, I think it would be in everyone's best interest, those who paid for it included, to have it open-sourced regardless of any nay-sayers.
Those who purchased it will not benefit from it remaining closed unless it's handed over to a new developer who can support it (no offense, Amon, but I highly doubt you're capable of such :P [mind you that I am not offering to work on it -- I loathe Ogre and would sooner begin programming in BrainFook than use it]). Worse comes to worst you can set up multiple licenses for development so that those who have purchased it and donate to its development get better support and the like (I should probably do that with my modules..).
Anyhow, the point is that regardless of whether or not those who purchased it feel they are being cheated by having paid for a product that would become open source, it's not in their or anyone else's best interest to see it remain closed and die. As has been suggested, I would consider handing it over to Chris C if he wanted it and perhaps let him take what he could use to further develop his female pig... er.. SOW. Yes. SOW. Not a female pig. *cough*
Frankly, while it may sound unfair, rude, etc. to those who have paid, I think it would be in everyone's best interest, those who paid for it included, to have it open-sourced regardless of any nay-sayers.
Those who purchased it will not benefit from it remaining closed unless it's handed over to a new developer who can support it (no offense, Amon, but I highly doubt you're capable of such :P [mind you that I am not offering to work on it -- I loathe Ogre and would sooner begin programming in BrainFook than use it]). Worse comes to worst you can set up multiple licenses for development so that those who have purchased it and donate to its development get better support and the like (I should probably do that with my modules..).
Anyhow, the point is that regardless of whether or not those who purchased it feel they are being cheated by having paid for a product that would become open source, it's not in their or anyone else's best interest to see it remain closed and die. As has been suggested, I would consider handing it over to Chris C if he wanted it and perhaps let him take what he could use to further develop his female pig... er.. SOW. Yes. SOW. Not a female pig. *cough*