Doesn't the -ware suffix only show that the software isn't paid?
-- Alvaro On 16-02-2009, at 2:57, Todd Allen <toddmal...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 5:50 PM, Jay Litwyn <brewh...@edmc.net> wrote: >> That's the description of the license on the software from >> http://www.fractint.org/ (requires a FAT32 partition under Windows >> XP, BTW. >> You might need another hard drive or a partition resizer to save >> anything >> from it). >> >> The following text is probably not as cogent or understandable as >> just >> getting the software, opening a DOS window, and entering DEMO or >> FRACTINT, >> then pressing F1 when you want to know what the other keys do. Like >> so many >> things in your computer, it is not necessary to know a lot of nitty >> gritty >> details about how it works to make it work, and it helps. One of >> the first >> lessons I had to learn, because I like inversions, is that you >> cannot invert >> an inversion. >> >> You might chafe at just about everything going through keys, and if >> you ever >> get good at Advanced Paint by Number, then you will appreciate >> speed from >> that interface. >> >> I think that there is a copyright on the default parameters for >> internally >> defined fractal types (most of them are complications of [Benoit >> Mandelbrot]'s z=z^2 +c assignment, where zed and "c" are complex >> numbers on >> the cartesian plane such that real components *start* at a value of >> x and >> imajinary components *start* at a value of y. In other words, both >> starting >> points vary according to which part of the plane your screen is >> mapped to. >> Fractint lets you zoom, pan, and skew; it _could_ let you apply two >> kinds of >> skew and a trapezoid, and currently, all fractal mappings are >> defined with >> three points. The loop is applied to all of those starting points, >> mapped to >> a screen. Then there is a boundary condition that determines when >> you expect >> the point to approach infinity. Fractint colours pixels according >> to how >> many times it took the the loop to reach that boundary condition >> (iterations). There are about six other ways to colour the point, >> and my >> favourite is the arctangent it makes with the orijin (makes nice gray >> scales). Many of my fractals do *not* start on the cartesian plane; >> I start >> many of my loops with a function. FWIW, there are two massive >> qualifications >> on [fractal] saying in effect "I do not see all those rules!". I am >> inclined >> to ignore it, because it seems to encourage taking another look to >> understand them. >> >> There is one rule for me concerning fractals: Simple rules with >> _relatively_ >> complex results. [fractal] is more informative than [chaos theory], >> which >> contains a rule about topological mixing that I do not understand, >> despite >> the internal pointer. >> >> To answer the question in the subject, I would say yes. The reason >> for the >> copyright is so that contributors (at least fifty) would get paid >> in the >> event of a rich distributor of either output or the software >> itself. Last >> time I checked (about four years ago), Jason Osuch was CEO and >> concentrating >> on an >> X-windows version. >> >> It does sound, too. >> _______ >> http://edmc.net/~brewhaha/Fractal_Gallery.HTM >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> WikiEN-l mailing list >> WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l >> > > If the intent of the license is "We could force someone to pay for > distribution rights at some point and deny them those rights if they > don't pay up", it is not a free license. Free licenses include freedom > to use commercially. > > -- > Freedom is the right to say that 2+2=4. From this all else follows. > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
