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&ldquo;With proprietary programs the artist is at the mercy of the software development company. Early in 2003 I used LiveMotion to design my digital 2D and 3D works with interactive pieces. Later that year the company decided to discontinue it so I was left without support for a piece of software on which I had spent my money and my time to learn how to use it. Moreover, whenever proprietary software developers decide to introduce new functionalities, you have to buy an update which often runs on the latest versions of proprietary operating systems only. So you are stuck in a vicious circle completely helpless. It’s frustrating and there’s nothing you can do about it. With Free Software, good projects never die due to the community being able to access the code. Someone else can come along and continue developing the software.&rdquo;