A person having admirable characteristics, such as fortitude and firmness of purpose: "He radiates the kind of fundamental decency that has a name in Yiddish; he's a mensch" (James Atlas).

As a software developer this is something I've been thinking about as well for a while.

During BlogTalk I've heard quite a few people saying how much they were enjoying using weblogs for PR or to publish scientific works because they are so easy to use and require no technical knowledge. But of in many cases they would also like something more than Blogger or even Radio or MT can currently offer.

Now, I think that all these persons are not in really in love with weblogs: they have simply been exposed for the first time to a content management system that is easy to use.

They could use more power, their weblogs could evolve, their business will soon start to depend on an application that they are not paying or that they are paying only a few dollars.

We went from overpriced, millions of dollars, useless software to underpriced, almost free, useful software.

I do have customers asking for services but not willing to pay them. If a weblog software costs $50, why would they have to pay much more "only" for some graphic design or some customization?

A solution is badly needed and I think it has to start with software developers charging more for their services. At least until somebody will start opening open source supermarkets where anybody can just enter and take whatever they need without paying.