Bleep files have no 'DRM' or copy protection built in. We believe that most people like to be treated as customers and not potential criminals - DRM is easily circumvented and just puts obstacles in the way of enjoying music.
It is a manifestation of a fundamental, if often overlooked, characteristic of the industry's product: software never decays. Machinery breaks down, parts wear out, supplies get depleted. But software code remains unchanged by time or use.
This is a gross over simplification. True, while software doesn't 'wear out' it does deteriorate. During its life software will undergo change. These changes will likely introduce some new defects, causing the failure rate curve to spike. Before the curve can return to its normal rate another change is requested causing the curve to spike again. The software is deteriorating due to change.
OK. This probably doesn't apply to most consumer software, but software does deteriorate.
But what da Vinci did that was so revolutionary was that he didn't try to make the Mona Lisa photo-realistic.
He discovered that paintings look more life-like if you let the viewer fill in the little details.
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It is a manifestation of a fundamental, if often overlooked, characteristic of the industry's product: software never decays. Machinery breaks down, parts wear out, supplies get depleted. But software code remains unchanged by time or use.
This is a gross over simplification. True, while software doesn't 'wear out' it does deteriorate. During its life software will undergo change. These changes will likely introduce some new defects, causing the failure rate curve to spike. Before the curve can return to its normal rate another change is requested causing the curve to spike again. The software is deteriorating due to change.
OK. This probably doesn't apply to most consumer software, but software does deteriorate.
But what da Vinci did that was so revolutionary was that he didn't try to make the Mona Lisa photo-realistic.
He discovered that paintings look more life-like if you let the viewer fill in the little details.