Wow, this thread has grown since I was last here. I'll stay out of the copyright issues since I'm just a know nothing in that area. As for the magazine.... 1. I don't think that all the tuts in the mag are available on the free forums here. I know that because I do the technical editing. But if you do find the same or similar thing here, remember, this is a great place and there is much to learn by being a member. 2. Conflict of interest is not always a bad thing. As long as it is known, its ok. Where conflict of interest becomes a problem is where the person hides the conflict then uses it for a hidden bias. If the cards are on the table, the information can be very valuable to the reader. Sometimes the best review is from someone on the inside who has worked with the product. I had the privilege of beta testing two softwares. One was code name Ovation. It was an HTML web development program written by a flight student of mine (and i'm proud to say, a fine pilot and aircraft owner today). The concept was to make a drag and drop HTML editor for the average newbie in computers who wanted to put up a family web site and had no idea how to go about it. Some of the concepts were considered "impossible" to do. The code finally sold to Sierra and was on the shelf as Sierra's Web Studio. The coder bought it back recently and sells it online from his website which is backtothebeachsoftware. If I had to give a review on Ovation/Web Studio, I would be giving a review that had some insight that no one else would have. I also had the privilege of being on the beta team with Mojoworld from pre-release through 2.0. While my contributions were minor compared to others, I can say that we all worked hard to find ways to break the program and send the coders into late nights with the coffee pot. Doc Mo responded personally and worked his tail off to make a winning application. A review from someone who really knows the app would be better than a review from someone who thinks the mouse is the foot pedal "on" switch to his sewing machine. Wanna make a better crow bar? Give it to the kid in the sandbox. Wanna hear how strong and solid that crowbar is? Ask the kid in the sandbox. Reviews from those on the inside are very worth while and I doubt you will see much of them in forum due to NDA's and whatnot. But, you might see them from rare time to time, in the mag. 3. Freestuff cannot be found everywhere. While some of the freestuff in the mag can be found in the 'Osity freestuff, I know for a fact that there is at least one item upcoming which cannot be found in the free section. I'll say no more. 4. Online mags do cost. We all work hard to produce quality. There are indirect costs for time away from other things and there are direct costs for bandwidth, storage space, database management for subscription deliveries, and consultation with experts to optimize and protect the product. We all give up our time. I made a decision to walk out of the office to the elevator every night between 6 and 7 pm so that I can have time at home to play, do what I enjoy, and help others with the magazine. If the money that comes in from the mag helps keep this great site running, then I'm all for it. I and others would know nothing about 3D if it were not for this site. All of the great help that each of you have posted in forum by answering my questions is not forgotten. I support this site by helping with questions that I can answer, by running the Poser Forum Challenge, and by working with the magazine. You can support this site too and get something back in return. 5. Other mags pay for articles. Well, some do, some don't, and some give lofty percentages of mytical formulas that work out to Jack Squat in the mail box come payday time. And they inundate you with advertisements. You ever see advertisements in the printed Renderosity mag? Did you pay $13.95 for ten pages of text and 20 pages of ads on really cheap paper? Noooo, you did not! It was a pure creation never before seen and well worth the price for every page. Although, I have to confess that I have bought advertising magazines just for the single purpose of seeing what's new and what's out there. What a great way to make money ... collect a fee from the advertiser and then charge the viewer to read the ad! But that's a snide remark that will get me banished to the JarJar corner again. If I had my way, 'Osity would be advertising because I think we all benefit from seeing the state of the art in 3D. By the way, none of this is official 'osity stuff, just my personal and humble opinion. Ok, I'll go to the jarjar corner now.