Hello,

Telerik licensing model and module developers UI 'issues' are great and important topics but this is not what this thread is about. In fact, it would be better open new threads to discuss that issues, but I suggest to keep the focus of this thread.

Back to the focus of this thread, it has been said that a purchase by DNN Corp is not the only way for a solution to vanish from the market. This is completely true, but it's different a 3rd. party buying other 3rd. party (or whatever other option) that the mothership assimilating and locking 3rd party offerings towards the PE.

In fact, this already happened (3rd. party purchasing 3rd. party). If I'm not wrong, I think activemodules based activesocial in another set of modules. This was not a problem or warning sign to anyone.

It also happened other modules just disappearing for other reasons (developer loses interest, etc.), including aspdotnetstorefront. This annoyed some people but it was not the same reaction as can be seen in this long thread. Everybody already knowns that a product can go out of the market for whatever reason, but a purchase & locking by DNN Corp is NOT the same.
So, this is not a theory but a proved statement.

Regarding "Since the goal with our Professional Edition product is to offer a complete solution to customers", I guess a shopping cart must be part of a complete solution, right? So, again, "buy vs. build decision"; the Corp will try (or is already trying?) to assimilate and lock one of the few (or so far I saw, the single one) shopping cart offering for DNN that really works (even with its complexities and usability issues)?

Charles said at least one developer is focused on maintaining Snowcovered. Maybe the plan is adapt and embed the Snowcovered platform in the PE, as the eCommerce part of the "complete solution"?

In summary, and back to the thread's subject; the single way to answer "Is DNN Corp Purchase of OpenDNN a good thing?" question is: No, it is not a good thing or sign at all.

Thanks,

Horacio.-

PS: (off topic) why  'quick reply' removes the <cr><lf>?