There is no charge to download, install, or use this program though it is subject to a license agreement. A number of people that have used the utility and found that it saved them many hours of manual labor have encouraged me to change it to shareware. I appreciate those sentiments, but I have some pretty specific reasons for keeping it freeware.
- My ability to support the program varies according to my other personal and professional obligations, and I feel less pressure to support it if it is free.
- I love computing and the utility is a way for me to develop software as a hobby, without the stresses of paying customers, tight deadlines, etc., that are usually involved in commercial software development projects.
- The genealogical community is a great example of people helping people. I have personally benefited from the hard work of so many other people that I feel I should try to do my share. Right now, I can't volunteer to host a RootsWeb site, or transcribe passenger lists, and I haven't even posted my own tree. But... I have some programming ability and I can offer this utility to other TMG users.
If you understand all of the above (which, of course, you do), and if my utility has saved you time & aggravation (which of course, it has), and you would still like to help, see my Donorware page.
