Let's include http://drupal.org/project/signup_profile, so that COD has better built-in support for free events.
We could either have it enabled by default so that it "just works" with free events, or document that you should turn it on for magic. I prefer the first option since it's light weight enough that it doesn't really seem like a performance issue and makes things easier for folks with free events.
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Comment #1
gregglesFWIW, my preference is just to document this idea and not change the code since that seems like an easier way to get this fixed and get to a 6.x-1.0.
Comment #2
ezra-g commentedSignup_profile has shipped with COD for some time.