presently one needs to use software which isn't free (as in beer) to
work at an acceptable level of professionalism IMO.

don't get me wrong, Apache? rox. Gecko or KHTML? rox. GIMP? i don't
think so, i'm sticking with Photoshop. is there a decent open source
vector program out there (along the lines of illustrator?) I haven't
heard. SVG is great but it hasn't made a dent in Flash (any decent
open source flash authoring environments? not really). and don't even
talk about video.

as far as server software goes you can get what you need from open
source and free software. when it comes to professional graphic and
video editing, manipulation, and etc one still needs software
licenses or not be bothered by 'borrowing' software for unlimited
amounts of time.

i'm not holier than thou however. i've been known to use software
obtained via the ole five finger license.

At 19:07 +0100 4/7/03, marc.garrett wrote:
>lots of software licenses?
>
>Nooooooo……….
>
>marc
>

>> do we have ideas of 'heroic' scale that need that sort of backing or
>> do all we need is a t1 line, a phat server, a screaming workstation
>> and lots of software licenses?
>>

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