Most readers will know that I work a lot with osCommerce.  As one of the "more experienced" members of the osCommerce Forum, I get all sorts of requests, via Private Message.  Here's a typical example;

Hi, I have the new products module on the frontpage of my oscommerce website. It currently displays a gallery of a preset number of items. WHAT I WANT, is to have it display what it is currently displaying, and then to offer an option to go to the next page of all products on my website. thanks

My reply is as follows;

WHAT YOU WANT can be done.  What's your budget?

The reply;

No No No No. I want my new products gallery on my frontpage to have a next page link or page 1, 2, 3, etc.. link at the bottom to where it takes the customer to a list of all products in my website. what does budget have to do with it

So, I'm thinking that this guy just wants me to spend my time coding up something for him.  He just doesn't get it, at all.  My reply long the lines of;

You won't be giving away products for free from your shop.  I don't do code work for free.

As yet, no response.

This is the problem with (so called) "free" software.  Some naive people expect it all to be free.  Wake up and smell the coffee - free in this context does not mean "no money"…

Aaaargh.