Finally, I've received some messages from people who think that I'm doing some sort of bait and switch, or that I'm screwing them over by requiring them to buy a brand new hardware to run the app.
- I'm a greedy a-hole
- I'm a communist who hates freedom and everything that is holy in the world (paraphrasing a bit here for brevity).
I'm treat DIYers as second class humans, which is discrimination
I'm in bed with China
- I "probably [eat] my cereal with sour cream instead of milk"
I should go back to Russia and kiss Putins a...s (I was born in Riga, Latvia, my parents are Polish, and I grew up in Ukraine, so going to Russia would be a problem, by the way...).
- A few others that were more boring...
Yuriy, I'm reading this topic and I can't believe my eyes... although it's been known for over two thousand years: do something good for people - and they'll crucify you out of gratitude... There's also an old Polish proverb: if you give someone a finger, they'll soon demand your whole hand.
I am a retiree, living in Poland, and this is my first microprocessor implementation: I built a DIY TouchDRO according to your
free schematic and installed your
free application. Using your
free instructions from the author's website and
also e-mail advice, I started the whole set - thank you very, very much for your many years of
gigantic and free work, for me and thousands of similar DIY-ers. I do not use TouchDRO commercially, I have never run after money, workshop is a pure hobby, and also pure pleasure when I see those changing green digits
Such behavior as yours practically does not exist in today's world, such people have almost died out - you are probably one of the last
***. I bow low!
Very good, and I'm very glad, that you offer PAID versions of TouchDRO, and EARN WITH THEM - may they sell like hot cakes and may you become a millionaire, because no one deserves it more than you!
In fact, I can't imagine that there are people, who have any complaints and even accusations against you, that they even call you names - it's simply totally incomprehensible. Others are just common thieves, who use your work commercially, and yet they have some accusations against you(!) Well, I suppose that they are not people, but who they really are - I won't write here, because I would have to use the worst insults I know (so my post would be deleted).
Once again: BIG THANKS! I wish you health and all the best.
***Post scriptum:
I have a theory about your unique character
As you wrote, your parents are Polish - so, you are Polish too. That's the reason and legacy: real Poles are just like that
I hope, you all understand me - my English is poor, I use a translator.