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#1 2009-04-20 08:37:47
- Mystery
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Phun 4 school
I need some ways to convince my school to put phun on all the computers, they only put educational stuff on there so i need some useful facts to convince them any ideas?
Extra info, small high school -1000 students, duel processor 3ghz. i don't even know if we teach physics. and the school has small budget.
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#3 2009-04-20 14:37:24
- Nxdt
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Re: Phun 4 school
If they downloaded the phree version they wouldn't have to pay, this is what my school would do.
Emm, it teaches you about every action has an equal and opposite reaction, about gravity, and just physics in general.
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#4 2009-04-20 15:11:45
Re: Phun 4 school
Nxdt wrote:
If they downloaded the phree version they wouldn't have to pay, this is what my school would do.
Emm, it teaches you about every action has an equal and opposite reaction, about gravity, and just physics in general.
actually it's against the law to use phun at a school without a commercial license 
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#5 2009-04-20 15:55:56
Re: Phun 4 school
link0007 wrote:
actually it's against the law to use phun at a school without a commercial license
well, when u put it that way.... i suppose i should stop my history teacher playing a group of 13-14 year olds a privately purchased DVD of saving private ryan....!
(no kidding)
You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy,the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named Bush, Dick, and Colon. -Chris Rock
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#6 2009-04-20 16:20:27
Re: Phun 4 school
JaXNash wrote:
link0007 wrote:
actually it's against the law to use phun at a school without a commercial license
well, when u put it that way.... i suppose i should stop my history teacher playing a group of 13-14 year olds a privately purchased DVD of saving private ryan....!
(no kidding)
Well I don't know in what country you live, but in The Netherlands (where I live) that is allowed 
We have a proper distinction between software and film/music
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#7 2009-04-20 21:24:35
- Mystery
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Re: Phun 4 school
link0007 wrote:
Nxdt wrote:
If they downloaded the phree version they wouldn't have to pay, this is what my school would do.
Emm, it teaches you about every action has an equal and opposite reaction, about gravity, and just physics in general.actually it's against the law to use phun at a school without a commercial license
and how would one get one of them?
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#9 2009-04-20 23:41:50
- chefsbrian
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Re: Phun 4 school
schools all have educational licences, and if you school got the district to buy one, i believe that every school in your district would be allowed, and hence will get the software installed. why would the school board pay for one when the same price gets many.
Captian Janeway had professionals design her ship, which lead to it spawning shuttles out of nowhere. follow her example.
(Animated gif removed - I hate those things /emilk) - does that mean no retarded lama to take its place?
imagine this flying at you at 250 miles per hour.
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#10 2009-04-20 23:52:59
- Paradigm 29
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Re: Phun 4 school
I would hope that a high school had a physics program or else they should spend their money on something other than phun...
Anyway, your best chance would be to find the head of your schools science department and showing them Phun. Then when Algodoo comes out they can purchase the commercial product. Even if you just have IPC you can still show off what kind of advantages a simulation has over textbook examples.
#1 way to convince them is to actually give them a copy of beta 5. You might want to prepare some useful scenes to demonstrate Phun's physics applications beforehand because you can count on the teachers not knowing how to use it right away.
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#11 2009-04-21 15:48:35
- Nxdt
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Re: Phun 4 school
I was only joking, my school some how manages to spend thousands on Photoshop, autocad, servers etc, so would get phun legally.
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#12 2009-04-21 22:55:21
- kilebantick
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Re: Phun 4 school
link0007 wrote:
Nxdt wrote:
If they downloaded the phree version they wouldn't have to pay, this is what my school would do.
Emm, it teaches you about every action has an equal and opposite reaction, about gravity, and just physics in general.actually it's against the law to use phun at a school without a commercial license
Ohhhh kaaay thheeen, well, we has it "Technically" installed on all of the putah's at out school, but we dont use it for educational purposes, we use phun as individuals......... and saome sickos use it for 53xu41 pleasure -.- (IE. pr0n)
Soo, is that illegal
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#13 2009-04-28 18:19:26
Re: Phun 4 school
My school Has it lol my house.
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#14 2009-04-28 22:18:04
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no.AD8 waah? 'My school has it LOL my house"??? Hmmm, nice case of spam XD, either that, or your first language isnt english
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#15 2009-04-29 10:03:50
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Home schooled.
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#16 2009-04-30 11:46:02
- Reactor-R
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Re: Phun 4 school
At ^ sweeet
Inst commercial licenses for commercial use (Tv ads / shows)
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#17 2009-07-21 22:11:14
Re: Phun 4 school
No.AD8 wrote:
Home schooled.
Me too, I guess I am not the only one... lol
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