Have you picked up a copy of "Illumination Software Creator : THE BOOK"?  Then you now have full access to the official Download Page (simply follow the URL's in the email you received re: the book).  [Just a little way of saying thank you for supporting the project.]

For everyone else, going forward, you can pick up the latest copy of THE BOOK from the Download page.  Effectively making THE BOOK "pay what you want" from here on out.

So.  As of this moment, here is what you can get access to on the Download Page:

• Illumination Software Creator
• Illumination Software Creator : THE BOOK
• Linux Tycoon
• 2299 : THE GAME
• BLABA
• Realstudio Dev Pack
• Radical Comic Designer
• Road-Sign Hank and the Aliens issues #1 and #2

Just go here.  Pay whatever you think is appropriate.  Then, mere seconds later, you will receive an email with the URL for this month's download page.

Download everything.  Download 1 thing.  No matter what, it's all DRM free.

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We've tried a few different business models during 2012, for this glorious software of ours, and we're going to try just one more.

Pay-To-Download.

Here's how it works:

1. You pay whatever you think is appropriate.  ("Pay what you want" is always fun.)
2. Once the payment is complete you will be taken to a download page.
3. On that download page you will be able to download every piece of software here (Linux Tycoon, Illumination Software Creator... all of it).
4. Everything is DRM free.
5. Everything runs on Linux, Mac & Windows.

When this idea was first pitched to me... I thought "That... sounds terrible.  I hate this idea."

Then I thought about it some more.  And now I think it just plain rocks.  Here's why:

1. There is no need for DRM.
2. It does away with the need for upgrade fees (as new versions would require a downloader to pay again).
3. Since there is no DRM, the downloader can archive any version (or multiple versions) locally in case they don't want to pay for future downloads.
4. You only have to fork over cash for versions and updates you actually want.
5. The price is "Pay What You Want".  Combine that with #4 and you get a system that could be significantly cheaper than paying for individual version upgrades or subscriptions.
6. The download page will only expire every few weeks.  Making it easy for you to come right back and download again in case you misplaced an installer or need to install on a different machine.

Maximum flexibility.  Minimum price.  Respect for content consumers.  Support for content producers.

I dig.

And now, if you would like to download, here is the place to go.

Now, what if you've picked up a copy of any of this software, over the last few months?  Don't worry.  We love you guys.  We'll be emailing download links to you shortly.

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All of the software, video games and comics on this website are now available for free.

Illumination Software Creator, Linux Tycoon, Road Sign Hank and the Aliens... the whole shebang.  Free.

This isn't an experiment in funding Open Source Software.  This is a permanent change (at least as permanent as anything in this crazy, mixed up world) to the way I am distributing my software -- brought about, in part, by significant changes in my life.

I will be accepting donations that will be used to fund continued development, design and support -- including funding others to work on them.  There's even a handy-dandy set of sliders that allow you to set how much you want to donate towards various types of projects (including support for the BBS).  Those donations are entirely voluntary.  There is no catch.

Links are on the individual project pages.  And on the side of this page.  Or you can just click here.

All are entirely viable options.

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In the next couple of hours the Chuck Norris jpeg will be fully loaded.

Which means our super fancy Choose Your Own Price Sale will end as well.

This will be the final warning.  [Which, really, is pretty major news all by itself.  This is the first time, in human history, that Chuck Norris has given any warning.]

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The sale has ended.

Chuck Norris has loaded.

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