I'm just happy to see my name on this list again in a positive light, even though it has nothing to do with me.
On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 9:30 PM, Tim Crowson <[email protected]>wrote: > That's really generous of Brad, and frankly reflects the artist-centric > and artist-friendly attitude I've experienced first-hand when dealing with > them or the Foundry in general. Modo is not there yet as a full package, > and primarily lacks in raw performance and reliability. But I think they > know what they need to do. Mad props and more power to The Foundry. > > -Tim > > > On 3/4/2014 9:15 PM, Raffaele Fragapane wrote: > > Hi all, > If you can't be bothered to read some text, the important bit is in bold a > few paragraphs down. > > Now that the worst kept secret EVER has seen the sunlight, while > everybody is still shell shocked, I think it's worth posting this. > > I'd like to say I'm surprised, or emotionally drained, but I'm actually > barely upset. Writing's been on the wall for entirely too long. > > Deciding to not use Maya just because it's an AD product, at least for > me, is like cutting one's own nose to spite the face; then in my domain > (character work) Maya is too significant a player to just outright ignore > it out of principle, not to mention I've been using it professionally or > personally since v1. > That said maybe some of you work in a different domain, and for you Modo, > or Houdini, or C4D are a viable option. > Coming from there, and more on topic, I have little faith in all these > petitions, rage posts and the such, so I thought I'd start a different line > of efforts to help a community I've been part of for > Idon'twanttothinkhowlongitsscary. > > More on topic, if I had to find issue with this announcement and all it > entails it's how badly it was managed and conceived. > Not only it's an incredibly ponderous decision with inevitable gravity, it > was also announced with barely any time to spare between its intended date > and some hard dates on its effects. > Of everything I heard and read insofar it's not so much the killing of > Soft I find unacceptable (I guess I was well resigned in those regards, not > that it doesn't sadden me enormously), as much as what picture it paints of > AD customer management when they do such a thing, and proceed to aggravate > the issue with nebulous information and an unacceptably short window of > time for the user base to make some rather consequential decisions. > > But are the competitors any better? Any more accessible and transparent > in their communication and dealings? > > Well, I was having an exchange in private with Brad Peebler, founder of > Luxology, and I put to him whether the Foundry/Luxology would have the > flexibility and agility to do something about short term. > Turns out they do. > In a few hours they set up everything for a *50% discount on Modo*purchases. > No strings attached, just because I jokingly challenged him to. > *Go to the online store and use the coupon "raffofkahn" for half price > check-out.* > > I'm not a Modo user, nor have the time or inclination right now to > become one. I'm not going to suddenly wish AD any ill or stop using their > products, though they sure did their damnest to make me even more guarded > when dealing with their PR and promises. > I did really enjoy dealing with the Foundry in the past though, and I have > now to extend that respect to its Luxology arm. At the very least they are > willing to act transparently and unconditionally on matters all the way > from the top of the product chain. > > Cheers, > Raff > > P.S. > The actual coupon's text was Brad's idea, not mine! I imagine he read my > signature and thought I was a Trekkie or something like that. > > P.P.S. > I'm not getting anything out of this. I'm not a modo user, I'm not getting > freebies, it has nothing to do with my employer, what the hell, it barely > has anything to do with me outside the last few hours and this e-mail > itself. I simply thought it was a nice and significant gesture on Brad's > side and decided to help him reach out on account of his personality and > display of good will. > > -- > Our users will know fear and cower before our software! Ship it! Ship it > and let them flee like the dogs they are! > > > -- >
