Andrew D Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Adobe-Photoshop-D ... dZViewItem Someone decided to sell PDN. I came across this when trying to find out how cheap you can get PS CS3 for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Adobe-Photoshop-DreamWeaver-Illustrator-CS3-Alternative_W0QQitemZ260183596764QQihZ016QQcategoryZ51344QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemSomeone decided to sell PDN. I came across this when trying to find out how cheap you can get PS CS3 for. He's perfectly legit. What he is doing is selling a service (compiling all of those programs onto a disk for you). It's clear (I think) that the programs themselves are otherwise free. Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew D Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Adobe-Photoshop-DreamWeaver-Illustrator-CS3-Alternative_W0QQitemZ260183596764QQihZ016QQcategoryZ51344QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemSomeone decided to sell PDN. I came across this when trying to find out how cheap you can get PS CS3 for. He's perfectly legit. What he is doing is selling a service (compiling all of those programs onto a disk for you). It's clear (I think) that the programs themselves are otherwise free. But aren't most of the programs on a lisence saying that people can't make money by selling it on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 But aren't most of the programs on a lisence saying that people can't make money by selling it on? He's just selling the CD. I think it would be the same if the CD just had links to the respective websites. Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew D Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdntv/transc ... cript.aspx A little interview I found on Microsoft when trying to find some information on what Tom does now, seeing as we haven't seem him for quite a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdntv/transcripts/20050811PaintDotNETRBTranscript.aspx Which is on page 10 or something. Quote No. Way. I've just seen Bob. And... *poof!*—just like that—he disappears into the mist again. ~Helio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verndewd Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Adobe-Photoshop-DreamWeaver-Illustrator-CS3-Alternative_W0QQitemZ260183596764QQihZ016QQcategoryZ51344QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemSomeone decided to sell PDN. I came across this when trying to find out how cheap you can get PS CS3 for. He's perfectly legit. What he is doing is selling a service (compiling all of those programs onto a disk for you). It's clear (I think) that the programs themselves are otherwise free. Is rick getting a cut? If not then Thats a problem. Rick and the gang deserve first crack at that. Thats not the way to get PDN out there IMHO. I have always thought The team should merchandise the goodies on disc here. video tuts and such, compiled plug in suites. But really there is no need for it. Quote retired from PDN forums. Later dewds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 That's why 3.20 has that red text in the installer reminding users that Paint.NET is free of charge and to get a refund if they paid for it (except for donations, of course). Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladi8or2 Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 http://www.zdnet.be/downloads.cfm?id=76688 (in Dutch) The image editor Paint.NET offers all the options a medium user could need. The software is free, but the creators are always happy with a donation.The program has several advanced features, like working with layers, and various effects. U can rotate in 3D, there are noise-effects and radial blur. New in the previous version was that at least Service Pack 2 had to be installed on XP-computers. Also, new image effects were introduced. Besides that, the program reads and stores the DPI-settings correctly. Furthermore, Paint.NET has an integrated update function, a very nice tool to draw lines and curves, and supports different languages. The application can handle BMP, GIF, JPEG, TIFF and TGA. The interface is very easy-to-use. ...(some more stuff about what was new in version 3, multiple document interface etc.) (Sorry for the sloppy translation, I'm not so good at english...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verndewd Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 image editor lmao, some folks need to actually create something with it, nudge wink. Quote retired from PDN forums. Later dewds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 It does edit images, so "image editor" is a completely fair description. On the website I use many terms to describe it: image editor, photo editor, digital photo editor, image and photo editor tool, etc. (I use many terms for SEO purposes) Anyway, back on topic ... Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkShock Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 I'm actually going to spread the word about Paint.net in forums that I'm part of. :wink: Quote ---- Gallery | Sig Tutorial | deviantART | Sig Videos | PhotoBucket ----D E S T I N Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 http://www.ultra-software.com/paint/index.html Michael J Hardy is at it again, plagiarizing all of the plugins from this forum! Edit: Here's the forum post from the last time we ran into him, viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1206&view=previous I have sent him this e-mail: Michael J. Hardy,So we meet again. Once again (this is the 3rd time at least) you are blatantly violating the licensing and copyright of Paint.NET, and ripping off plugins from the Paint.NET forum. The software in question is called “Creative Paint!” located here: http://www.ultra-software.com/paint/index.html You have also plagiarized content from the Paint.NET website, and have removed the copyright and permission notice from what you are distributing. Not only that, but your software removes Paint.NET when you install it and also tries to use the same installation directory (C:\Program Files\Paint.NET). It incorrectly claims to be based on “PaintDotNet” which is a program that does not exist (it’s called Paint.NET). Throughout the program itself it also claims to be Paint.NET (“Choose Tool Defaults”, for instance). I also don’t think the various plugin authors will be happy to hear that you are blatantly ripping off their plugins without their permission, and without giving them any credit. This is a blatant violation of United States copyright law, and is not just a matter of etiquette. So, this is another cease-and-desist notice. You must remove the “Creative Paint!” software from your website immediately, and also discontinue the product. I will check back on Thursday and if this is done then I will consider the matter settled. -Rick Brewster Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew D Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 http://www.ultra-software.com/paint/index.htmlMichael J Hardy is at it again, plagiarizing all of the plugins from this forum! Well, sue him. Sue him. Means he gets arrested for trying to make money out of your hard work, either that or you don't release the source code openly (i.e, you request it) And now, 1. I'm going to send him a lot of e-mails to him 2. Try and find away for his website to be took down, as he's plagurises tons of programs. EDIT: Found some information on his web host, meaning you can contact them about it. Registrant:MicroWorks c/o Free Private Reg P.O. Box 81024 Burnaby, BC V5H 4K2 CA Domain name: ULTRA-SOFTWARE.COM Administrative Contact: Hardy, Sher ultra-software.com@freeprivateregistration.com P.O. Box 81024 Burnaby, BC V5H 4K2 CA 852-3594-1708 Technical Contact: Hostmaster, Domain hostmaster@doteasy.com Suite 210 - 3602 Gilmore Way Burnaby, BC V5G 4W9 CA (604) 434-4307 Fax: (604) 608-6832 Registrar of Record: In2net Network Inc. Record last updated on 11-Feb-2007. Record expires on 11-Feb-2008. Record created on 11-Feb-2007. Domain servers in listed order: DNS6.DOTEASY.COM 65.61.199.13 DNS5.DOTEASY.COM 65.61.198.13 Domain status: clientTransferProhibited clientUpdateProhibited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew D Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 This is guy is a huge internet fraudster.....I'm getting a list of all his ripped off stuff..... http://youfailit.net/random/ripoff/mozillalite/http://www.ultra-software.com/index.html http://www.mikes-games.com http://youfailit.net/random/ripoff/doomlegacy/ http://youfailit.net/random/ripoff/ http://www.angelfire.com/fang/myiesource/ There may be some more, but this guy is seriously in one hell of a trouble.....Say, 10 years in jail at least? And also here is the entire site directory of his ultra-software site. http://search.msn.co.uk/results.aspx?q= ... ftware.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 There may be some more, but this guy is seriously in one hell of a trouble.....Say, 10 years in jail at least? Calm down. I agree with your sentiment, but "you are not Judge Judy and executioner" (say it out loud, it's funnier that way). Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrochild Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 "you are not Judge Judy and executioner" (say it out loud, it's funnier that way). Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerkfight Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 How long has mike been selling pdn as creative paint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 ...you are not Judge Judy and executioner. Judge Judy is the executioner. So, just say "you are not Judge Judy". :wink: By the way, this guy has to be either the Internet's biggest non-funny jokester, or he's genuinely delusional. From his mirrored Doom page: "That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die."-Michael J. Hardy (© June 1st, 2005) Perhaps he's H.P. Lovecraft in disguise? >_> Quote I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVoid Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 @Andrew D I looked at one of this pages on creative paint (http://www.ultra-software.com/paint/) and saw that one of the images was ripped off iStockphoto.. (Notice the watermark http://www.ultra-software.com/paint/Images/SunTrans.gif) Definitely not the best idea.. Quote [My DeviantART] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wither Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 He must enjoy seeing his name plastered all over everything. Sadly, he lacks the creativity to make up stuff himself. Quote YouTube | Myspace | deviantART Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVoid Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Sadly, he lacks the creativity to make up stuff himself. That made me laugh. EDIT: Heres something else: Creative Paint Was Created By Michael J. Hardy Using The Open Source PaintDotnet Project By Rick Brewster and Contributors... PaintDotNet's Development Team is NOT Responsible For Creative Paint Nor Supports It... Creative Paint is Based on The Source of PaintDotNet and Should Not Be MisRepresented as PaintDotNet... More like "Creative Paint was stolen from the rightful creators of Paint.NET. I hope you enjoy!" Quote [My DeviantART] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sozo Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 From his mirrored Doom page:"That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die."-Michael J. Hardy (© June 1st, 2005) Perhaps he's H.P. Lovecraft in disguise? >_> I got a good laugh out of that one. I also laughed at the fact that, for his original 10 minute modification of Paint.NET, he used the Visual Basic Trial off the internet, and used his family for "beta testing". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew D Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Well, I've just tried it. Thankfully I kept a back-up of my old plug-in files and the likes. Fisrt of all I found it un-installs any new PDN version, which makes me ask, can PDN not remove itself unless it's by a new actual PDN version? Now, after waiting for a while to see if it would install (it did, unfortunetely, after 10 minutes) I saw he had a damn donate button. Yeah. The cheek of him. Now, lets just take a look at it.......... *just peeded himself from the start up thing* WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT! Seriously, I really got scared by it opening up. Now, if you call this bad, it still remembers which things I opened while I had PDN.....Dead scary..... And it also uses the same plug-in's I have! I didn't even choose C://Program Files/ Paint.NET as it's instaillation directory! *me wee's himself again* And now there is a really dodgy noise whenever I use the paintbrush...... It's like a gun! Anyways, I'm back to installing the real PDN! After I find out how to un-install Creative Paint....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrochild Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Why did you even install it in the first place? Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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