Let's give this project a chance, please. I use Blender for alot of my work and have found that even though it is a difficult piece of software to become comfortable with, it is able to produce some very nice results. There are some minor little forks of Blender, but they are tailored to certain directions and/or platforms. I really don't see how Blender, GIMP, Inkscape, OpenOffice or all the other open source projects I dearly love and use regularly are stagnant or have "a million forks".
I really don't feel I am voicing some vague opinion. Just consider giving open source a chance. I like it better than the closed source software I had to rely on until this new movement gained some strength and popularity.
P.S. Come back in 2 years and lets see how things worked out. In the meantime, go back 2 years and see what people said about the open source software I previously mentioned.
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My old boss's son had a computer that would not format the drive. Once the DOS reformat command (which I have happily forgotten) was typed, it would say "Reformatting 1%" then go to 0% and hang indefinitely.
I inserted a Mandrake CD, and it installed fine. Worked for at least another year, actually booting into DOS for the CNC program to run the router we had.
I always use this story to show how Linux is not only EASIER, but POSSIBLE to install on equipment Windoze gags on...
If this guy can get a slashdottish number of people to visit his page because someone else painted his Blackberry, I can repeat what has already been said -
WHAT A WASTE OF TIME!!
Just how did this get submitted? I would much rather be lured to a page about cold fusion or Bigfoot. THOSE would at least be entertaining! But no, I had to read the whole STUPID thing, HOPING there was real substance...and now, this guy will be bragging about how 'Popular' the story was!
Ahhh... Thanks for letting me vent.
BTW, I put color shifting vinyl on my old treo. It looked real cool, but was NOT worthy of the Slashdot crowd.
Neither was the StopSignBerry. No, the Cranberry...uh, LittleRedChevetteBerry?....
Now - ON TO A REAL STORY!
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Let's give this project a chance, please. I use Blender for alot of my work and have found that even though it is a difficult piece of software to become comfortable with, it is able to produce some very nice results. There are some minor little forks of Blender, but they are tailored to certain directions and/or platforms. I really don't see how Blender, GIMP, Inkscape, OpenOffice or all the other open source projects I dearly love and use regularly are stagnant or have "a million forks". I really don't feel I am voicing some vague opinion. Just consider giving open source a chance. I like it better than the closed source software I had to rely on until this new movement gained some strength and popularity. P.S. Come back in 2 years and lets see how things worked out. In the meantime, go back 2 years and see what people said about the open source software I previously mentioned.
My old boss's son had a computer that would not format the drive. Once the DOS reformat command (which I have happily forgotten) was typed, it would say "Reformatting 1%" then go to 0% and hang indefinitely. I inserted a Mandrake CD, and it installed fine. Worked for at least another year, actually booting into DOS for the CNC program to run the router we had. I always use this story to show how Linux is not only EASIER, but POSSIBLE to install on equipment Windoze gags on...
If this guy can get a slashdottish number of people to visit his page because someone else painted his Blackberry, I can repeat what has already been said - WHAT A WASTE OF TIME!! Just how did this get submitted? I would much rather be lured to a page about cold fusion or Bigfoot. THOSE would at least be entertaining! But no, I had to read the whole STUPID thing, HOPING there was real substance...and now, this guy will be bragging about how 'Popular' the story was! Ahhh... Thanks for letting me vent. BTW, I put color shifting vinyl on my old treo. It looked real cool, but was NOT worthy of the Slashdot crowd. Neither was the StopSignBerry. No, the Cranberry...uh, LittleRedChevetteBerry?.... Now - ON TO A REAL STORY!
I like the idea. It is very convenient to have someone else decide how long somethi