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Nowdays if I have a freebie and show it in a forum I am certain that only those who want it will go and grab it because of the fact they see a need for it - not simply for the fact it is free and people want to increase the size of their runtime.

I can't resist but to add my 2c worth of contemplations on the subject....

That 25 gig of bandwidth issue reminds me of the old snail mail way... FREE, for the cost of shipping!
Too bad things can't be given 'free' for the cost of bandwidth, to prevent just such instances.

Too many people seem to forget that just because something is given away as free, it doesn't mean it's not valuable, or that it doesn't cost someone else to provide it.

I've often thought of 99c items or dollar items, just for such reason. Little bit like Daz's platinum club $1.99 offers. Or heck, even 2-3 or 5 items for a dollar.

Recently, on CGI I believe one of the artists resolved the bandwidth issue of giving away a large set of free textures by offering them via torrents. That way those whim take the freebie at least give back via providing bandwidth.

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