[aantix]

How can engineers maintain software indefinitely for a fixed price?

I doubt you’d accept a fixed bid project and agree to bug fixes for another ten years.

I don’t think that’s a fair trade.

[rognjen]

That's exactly the point because it's a template. I'll likely have value from it once so I'd expect to pay for it once, especially since I'd be allowed to use it on one site.

The fact that they continue to improve it doesn't matter to me because I'd not use it again.

It's basically a theme. I'd equally not pay for a theme on a sub.

Re: fixed bids and bugs, ten years is an exaggeration. A one year warranty, on the other hand, is pretty much expected.

[aantix]

If my time, your time, Chris’s time is going to be occupied, compensation is normal.

Software comes with bug fixes, dependency upgrades, support, infrastructure. All of this takes someone’s time. Which should be compensated.

I can’t argue about pennies anymore. It’s a good value.