Comments on: How to make money with free software http://www.blendernation.com/how-to-make-money-with-free-software/ Fresh Blender News, Every Day Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:26:28 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Stani http://www.blendernation.com/how-to-make-money-with-free-software/comment-page-1/#comment-476209 Stani Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:26:15 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=5359#comment-476209 @Bart Sorry for the late reply. Unfortunately I was not involved in the commercial for the Dutch television. If I had the choice I would have done it differently and looked for some blenderheads ;-) There will be the 28th of march a documentary on the 10th anniversy on the French television FR3. They also interviewed me as they found this one of the most remarkable euro coin. However I suspect I will only appear 1-2 minutes. @Bart

Sorry for the late reply. Unfortunately I was not involved in the commercial for the Dutch television. If I had the choice I would have done it differently and looked for some blenderheads ;-)

There will be the 28th of march a documentary on the 10th anniversy on the French television FR3. They also interviewed me as they found this one of the most remarkable euro coin. However I suspect I will only appear 1-2 minutes.

]]> By: Gez http://www.blendernation.com/how-to-make-money-with-free-software/comment-page-1/#comment-401953 Gez Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:18:47 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=5359#comment-401953 @Borders: Would you please explain why making money with free software goes against the freedom? FYI, the first time Linus Torvalds published his kernel he made it freely available but he didn't authorize the commercial use. The GNU project couldn't use it because that license restricted the freedom of selling the software. Then Linus adopted the GPL and GNU/Linux appeared. Curious, isn't it? Making money with free software isn't something evil. You can sell support or programming services, you can design using free sofware and sell your production (I do that for living), you can make 3D with free software and it's ok to expect a retribution for your work. We live in a world where you have to pay what you eat so money is a necessary evil. I'm not talking about becoming rich and create a big corporation that does everything for money, though. But any of us need some money to live, so why not earning it using free software? Even when it comes to selling software copies, the software freedom isn't violated if the the freedom of sharing your own copy with your friends is allowed (and the other 3 freedoms, of course). @Borders:
Would you please explain why making money with free software goes against the freedom? FYI, the first time Linus Torvalds published his kernel he made it freely available but he didn't authorize the commercial use. The GNU project couldn't use it because that license restricted the freedom of selling the software. Then Linus adopted the GPL and GNU/Linux appeared. Curious, isn't it?
Making money with free software isn't something evil. You can sell support or programming services, you can design using free sofware and sell your production (I do that for living), you can make 3D with free software and it's ok to expect a retribution for your work. We live in a world where you have to pay what you eat so money is a necessary evil.
I'm not talking about becoming rich and create a big corporation that does everything for money, though. But any of us need some money to live, so why not earning it using free software?
Even when it comes to selling software copies, the software freedom isn't violated if the the freedom of sharing your own copy with your friends is allowed (and the other 3 freedoms, of course).

]]> By: Software Dungeon http://www.blendernation.com/how-to-make-money-with-free-software/comment-page-1/#comment-399646 Software Dungeon Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:26:21 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=5359#comment-399646 Very Swish and Cool ;) Very Swish and Cool ;)

]]> By: Jarod http://www.blendernation.com/how-to-make-money-with-free-software/comment-page-1/#comment-398957 Jarod Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:35:07 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=5359#comment-398957 wow really good work! congratulations, Stani! wow really good work!
congratulations, Stani!

]]> By: Joeri http://www.blendernation.com/how-to-make-money-with-free-software/comment-page-1/#comment-398651 Joeri Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:23:50 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=5359#comment-398651 Very cool, very cool indeed! Hooray for real money. Shame we lost our dutch paper money to the blend euro. ( did you know dutch money is voted best (graphic) design by the dutch public ). 3x hoera! ~joeri Very cool, very cool indeed! Hooray for real money. Shame we lost our dutch paper money to the blend euro. ( did you know dutch money is voted best (graphic) design by the dutch public ). 3x hoera!

~joeri

]]> By: jeeten hurloll http://www.blendernation.com/how-to-make-money-with-free-software/comment-page-1/#comment-397248 jeeten hurloll Sun, 02 Nov 2008 14:49:27 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=5359#comment-397248 i really like the depth of knowledge that has been compacted seamlessly into the 2 sides of the coin. a classical timeless masterpiece,that should be also made as collectionnable item like a precious watch in a limited series. i'm sure this will become an icon. brilliant mixture of technology and art. i really like the depth of knowledge that has been compacted seamlessly into the 2 sides of the coin.
a classical timeless masterpiece,that should be also made as collectionnable item like a precious watch in a limited series.

i'm sure this will become an icon.
brilliant mixture of technology and art.

]]> By: Thornae http://www.blendernation.com/how-to-make-money-with-free-software/comment-page-1/#comment-397116 Thornae Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:06:40 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=5359#comment-397116 Congrats to Stani - this is an inspired piece of design, and very cleverly executed. I'm glad he won, he deserved to. I'm definitely going to try to pick up one of these when I pass through Holland later this month. Congrats to Stani – this is an inspired piece of design, and very cleverly executed. I'm glad he won, he deserved to.

I'm definitely going to try to pick up one of these when I pass through Holland later this month.

]]> By: surt http://www.blendernation.com/how-to-make-money-with-free-software/comment-page-1/#comment-396976 surt Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:30:54 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=5359#comment-396976 Borders: You're thinking of free beer, not Free Software. Borders: You're thinking of free beer, not Free Software.

]]> By: Borders http://www.blendernation.com/how-to-make-money-with-free-software/comment-page-1/#comment-396707 Borders Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:41:08 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=5359#comment-396707 You shouldn't be making money with free software anyways, because that infringes on the FREEDOM of the software. You shouldn't be making money with free software anyways, because that infringes on the FREEDOM of the software.

]]> By: Bart http://www.blendernation.com/how-to-make-money-with-free-software/comment-page-1/#comment-396655 Bart Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:24:37 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/?p=5359#comment-396655 I just saw this in a commercial on Dutch television! It contained a 3d animation of the coint - do you know if that was done in Blender, Stani? I just saw this in a commercial on Dutch television! It contained a 3d animation of the coint – do you know if that was done in Blender, Stani?

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