Just getting back to the original subject, MaleM3dia is right about the price of the subscription. I pay about 13€ a month with taxes, it will take quite a while until I reach the original price. And I have all updates free up to then. Works for me.

People who write software like to be payed, and if they are very good  they are probably payed very well, just ask our Master of Shaders. Companies either need a lot of enthusiasts or a constant cash flow. Brecht van Lommel, the deveoloper of Blender's Cylces renderer works for a commerical company right now, probably because he could need the money. Things work this way.

Pumeco, I could not go your way, simply because I do not have enough savings to live from it. Enjoy you freedom, but keep in mind that most people don't have that freedom. 

A ship in port is safe; but that is not what ships are built for.
Sail out to sea and do new things.
-"Amazing Grace" Hopper

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