# As I ], I don't get paid for developing Rufus.So any time I invest in developing Rufus is time that costs '''me''' and that I have to compensate from another source. Well, there's no good way to answer that question without sounding like a condescending #'£$%, so I'll be brutally honest: = Why can't you just add the feature I want? =Īlso known as: '''You're a developer after all - it shouldn't be that hard!''' So, even if I could try to cash in on the success of Rufus, I see it better to try to benefit millions of users, by providing a free application, instead of just a few thousands with a paid one.īesides, with the code being (which is a very deliberate choice as Rufus would not be as good as it is if it was closed source, due to its ability to !), anybody could recompile and distribute the same version free of charge. Heck, even '''I''' would not pay $0.99/€0.99 for this, despite being acutely aware of the cost associated with its development. Or would you just pick one of the many free alternatives? Let me ask you this then: Would you pay $0.99/€0.99 for a utility that simply creates bootable USBs? Reverse Engineering that tool to create a Free Software clone seemed like an interesting challenge, so I just went for it.

Mostly because I found that I really can't stand proprietary software and grew tired of seeing everybody use the trusted, yet old and limited formatting utility. # Because of its popularity, I do spend quite a lot of time having to answer e-mail queries or looking after the. # Rufus is only '''one''' of the in which I try to participate. # I have a regular 9 to 5 job, in a company other than ''Akeo'', so all of my public software development activities have to occur in my '''limited spare time'''. Oh, and incidentally, '''''Akeo''''' is the name of a small that's only visible from the top of, but you don't really care about that, do you?.

'''''Akeo''''' is the name of my company, but it's really just a one-man operation that I conduct in my spare time, so please don't expect it to have the same level of resources as Microsoft, Google, or Apple when it comes to development and support.

I'm an unaffiliated Software Developer who is also a enthusiast and a contributor to various Open Source projects.

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