> >   Because making it commercial will make sure that it will lose
popularity
> > and that its developement will eventually stop (why develop something
> nobody
> > is buying?).
>
> This is a strange thing I mentioned already. Most people obviously think
> that the author of the software just wants to make personal profit.

Unfortunatly even the pov developers have a need to put food on the table
from time to time

> I think
> this is caused by Microsoft.

along with your eggs not being runny enough and getting sand in your shorts.

> Nobody thinks that the fee ist used just for covering costs while
> development is still free and unpayed.
>
> I think you are right in expecting a loss of popularity. Sad but true.

Max/Maya are fiendishly expensive, and both fiendishly popular


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