Celtx, the free open-sourced
screenwriting application, has had a major update (0.9.5). There has been some controversy, mainly from me, but it has been reasonably solved
for the time being. This is a major update that I will talk in length on Monday. Simply put: With this update, there is
no reason why you need to pay or use another application for any of your screenwriting needs.Celtx Updated to 0.9.5
Celtx, the free open-sourced
screenwriting application, has had a major update (0.9.5). There has been some controversy, mainly from me, but it has been reasonably solved
for the time being. This is a major update that I will talk in length on Monday. Simply put: With this update, there is
no reason why you need to pay or use another application for any of your screenwriting needs.Reader Comments
(Page 1)2. Hi
You can turn off the cookies. Just follow the instructions on that page. It is very simple.
Posted at 1:05PM on Jan 8th 2006 by Ajit Anthony
3. But why does this site leave cookies? I guess my point being you have problems with the cookie in Celtx, but this site happens to leave them too!
Posted at 2:12PM on Jan 8th 2006 by JoeBlow
4. I write for this site, so in no way does my opinion reflect the site
owners. And I am not sure how they have configured the site to leave
cookies and what is in that cookie file.
Website cookies provide these basic uses: Allows the site to tell the
browser "hi this guy has been here before using this login information,
use that info so he does not have to sign up again when he comments
again." Also, if you had a shopping at the site, the cookie helps the
site server and your browser to maintain that shopping cart. If the
site can be personalized, then a cookie with such info is left. And of
course, there are cookies to track you like Big Brother. I would guess
all legit sites do not do that.
Now again, like anything else, this can be abused. And in no way do I
like some site leaving cookies in my browser unless it is absolutely
necessary.
The difference between say a website leaving a cookie and an
application is that one takes place in a social setting (the world wide
web) and another in a work space. Also, Cookies are designed to help
you when you browse (even if they are abused by some). When an
application does it, it is designed to help the developers (sometimes
in the end it comes back to help the user).
I trust Celtx fully. They have run their business with integrity. I am
a big supporter of what they are doing. So I would hate if the image of
that company is at all affected by something like this, however small.
That is why I make a big deal out of something that really is not.
Posted at 3:37PM on Jan 8th 2006 by Ajit Anthony
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1. Great news, and I read about the 'controversy'. This site happens to leave 3 cookies on my system. What is the purpose of thses cookies? Will you turn them off?
Posted at 8:02AM on Jan 8th 2006 by JoeBlow