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 =====Why is a signup required?===== =====Why is a signup required?=====
  
-In order to use TAD Designer/Lite, it is mandatory to signup at [[https://www.teamtad.com/regform.html|the TAD community chat system ]]+In order to use TAD Designer/Lite, it is mandatory to properly register it. That is explained in the [[registration|here]] Registration is free. We plan to keep it that way.
  
-Registration is free. We plan to keep it that way+**One main reason for a mandatory sign up is of course; //to become a rock solid team together//** \\ 
 + By putting all of us together into a community chat system, every TAD user immediately gets connected to every other TAD users. Earlier the community system was on a //Mattermost// chat system hosted on our server. But that became too large -- so now we have moved over to the Discord teamTAD community; hosted by Discord (which is an unusually named community system that hosts many other communities too) 
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 +One more MAJOR reason for a mandatory sign up; is because TAD //protects the user from others misusing/copying their TAD models// and that needs such a registration.  TAD does this protection by inserting a DRM (Digital Rights Management) signature into the binary file produced by TAD. It is obvious that the better way to do that would be to use the same registration that  you used to register at the community.  
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 +Note that the //ASCII// version of the TAD model file does not have this protection. Also, if a particular TAD model's binary file is to be shared with others WITHOUT giving the ascii version of the file; there is a way to do it by creating a //Project ID// but let me not digress for now. 
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 This article explains why this is needed both for you as well as for us. This article explains why this is needed both for you as well as for us.
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 This kind commitment drags on our purse. We have to make this commercially viable. At the same time, we don't want to tax our users. So we thought that it is best that we all chat together, and hopefully we'll discover a way to finance this. This kind commitment drags on our purse. We have to make this commercially viable. At the same time, we don't want to tax our users. So we thought that it is best that we all chat together, and hopefully we'll discover a way to finance this.
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-**The main reason is of course; //to become a rock solid team together//** By putting all of us together into a chat system, every TAD user immediately gets connected to every other TAD users 
  
 //**Details**// //**Details**//
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   * You need ONLY one registration to use TAD.    * You need ONLY one registration to use TAD. 
   * You are really very close to the main developer (Sabu Francis) as well as others involved in TAD -- therefore support is literally a few keystrokes away.   * You are really very close to the main developer (Sabu Francis) as well as others involved in TAD -- therefore support is literally a few keystrokes away.
-    * Instead of having a conventional help desk, we decided to go for a community chat so that everyone helps each other. In conventional help systems, individuals are catered to privately. The entire community cannot benefit from such private discussions. +  * Instead of having a conventional help desk, we decided to go for a community chat so that everyone helps each other. In conventional help systems, individuals are catered to privately. The entire community cannot benefit from such private discussions. 
-  * The chat system works on the excellent open source //Mattermost// software -- It works even as a discussion board. So all users will be able to read all the messages there. Including those that were posted before a person joined. +  * The chat system used to work on the excellent open source //Mattermost// software -- It works even as a discussion board. So all users will be able to read all the messages there. Including those that were posted before a person joined.  But sadly, the community got quite large and our server was unable to handle the load. So we have now moved over to the free Discord system. We have the [[discordserver|teamTAD community there now]] 
-  * The chat system also has channels for other popular software. This will therefore be a central place for all architects to discuss all their tech stuff . +  * The dependence on emails become very low. You won't get spammed. We will only send an occasional newsletter via emails. Since we moved over to the Discord TeamTAD community system; even email address is NOT mandatory (but we strongly recommend givin. It is requested from you during installation) 
-  * The chat system would also have private channels, for commercial services that would be announced from time to time (None of the commercial services are mandatory, though) +  * TAD also has separate dashboard for collecting issues, bugs, suggestions at http://tiny.cc/taddash   You can even put up RFQ for your projects and even job listings at your office .
-  * The dependence on emails become very low. You won't get spammed. We will only send an occasional newsletter via emails. +
-* TAD also has separate dashboard for collecting issues, bugs, suggestions at http://tiny.cc/taddash   You can even put up RFQ for your projects and even job listings at your office .+
  
 Thank you for your attention and support. Please also read [[Money Matters|this appeal]] Thank you for your attention and support. Please also read [[Money Matters|this appeal]]
  
 //Sabu Francis and others involved in TAD// //Sabu Francis and others involved in TAD//
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