The way it was announced had a major impact in the education sphere ;( From: Jason S <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Reply-To: "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Thursday 20 March 2014 at 1:51 PM To: "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: Digital Golem : Brillant and beautiful
On 03/19/14 16:44, Sven Constable wrote: What I really want to say is, that words do the damage to us. Words like 'EOL'. It's a killer! Its like telling someone he has bad breath. We were able to produce top notch 3D-animation four weeks ago. Now someone says a software is EOL and that should be the reason no one can produce anything with it? On 03/19/14 17:47, Matt Lind wrote: .. but if they handled it far different (meaning with humility and > care), this may not have become such a shit storm. On 03/19/14 19:18, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> wrote: it’s not only about the art - this is also a job, and that’s where I see the major issue. This decision will hurt business. Less studios using it, less job opportunities, outsourcing possibilities, demand for Softimage specific assets, available talent, clients losing confidence since you use old tools, perhaps driving down budget because of it, less willingness to start long term, large projects with it. ____________ Stopping dev to concentrate on something else is one thing. But that (the mere official labeling) is exactly what would have been the -easiest- thing to not do, and what did do the most (quite unnecessary) damage. While labels don't actually change anything, it's like a psychological thing (not unlike a manipulation) And was exactly the (very much shameful) point of doing exactly that. The cheapest way to improve a product's capability/workability, (or the impression of it) is to choke it's nearest comparative reference (as completely as possible) (especially easy if you also own it) at (seemingly) whatever collateral damage it may entail. Quite shameful indeed. <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%;"> <tr> <td align="left" style="text-align:justify;"><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="1" color="#999999"><span style="font-size:11px;">This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and destroy the original message. You may not copy or disseminate this communication without the permission of the University. Only authorised signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this message may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the personal views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the views and opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements between the University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless the University agrees in writing to the contrary. </span></font></td> </tr> </table>
