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LOL, well let's see, Reality comes out and not only do people start with the "DAZ Cult" rants, but a community project immediately springs up to create a free alternative for Poser.

Um, some members of the community had talked about a plugin a while back.  Just recently, they got more organized and DID something.  I was asked to create a sticky.  
This is as "in-depth" of a "community project" as it gets.  If you recall, this is how the whole community, at large, did stuff back in the day.  Folks got together, and figured out how to make something work that didn't before.
As for the Anti-DAZ sentiments....the OP ranted.  The responses he got were mainly "uh, you're overreacting".  He came around, realized that, yeah, he was.  Posts of the same kind happen here, DAZ, RDNA, used to happen at PP...are we supposed to tell people that they can't have an opinion anymore?  Once it becomes defamatory, yes, we stop it . But, simply airing frustration is ok, and usually curtailed by other members.  And please don't tell me that it doesn't happen at DAZ.  It does.  A few years ago, I was a pretty regular forum member over there.  Now?  I feel like, unless I'm working a customer service angle for Rendo, I'm not welcome, thanks to all of the anti-Renderosity sentiment.  
What would be awesome is if everyone would kindly remove the chips from their shoulders and get back to being a community again.  

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