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yotta · 05-28-2003, 07:43 PM

I use free software whenever possible. My computer runs linux, so I'm pretty well off there. I paid for VMware express (it was like $80) a while back, but then they stopped supporting it, or selling a consumer verison of thier prouduct (would no longer work with a current kernel) so, I just grabbed VMware workstation ($300) and used a keygen. I feel moraly justified in doing so. And I have a pirated copy of Win2k to use on it, for the rarity I need a windows only program that won't work in wine, and I don't feel I use it enough to justify paying for it. If I were forced to pay for it, or do without it, I would just do without it.

Anyway people, don't pirate microsoft office. Use OpenOffice instead. It works just as well.

Podmore: pirating is NOT stealing, stealing involves depriving someone of what you have stolen. If you steal a rolls royce, they have one less they can sell. If you pirate software, you are simply using a copy of it without paying. If you are unable to afford it, and could not pirate it, and would otherwise do without, the developers would not have gotten your money anyway.

05-28-2003, 07:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
yotta Irresponsible	I use free software whenever possible. My computer runs linux, so I'm pretty well off there. I paid for VMware express (it was like $80) a while back, but then they stopped supporting it, or selling a consumer verison of thier prouduct (would no longer work with a current kernel) so, I just grabbed VMware workstation ($300) and used a keygen. I feel moraly justified in doing so. And I have a pirated copy of Win2k to use on it, for the rarity I need a windows only program that won't work in wine, and I don't feel I use it enough to justify paying for it. If I were forced to pay for it, or do without it, I would just do without it. Anyway people, don't pirate microsoft office. Use OpenOffice instead. It works just as well. Podmore: pirating is NOT stealing, stealing involves depriving someone of what you have stolen. If you steal a rolls royce, they have one less they can sell. If you pirate software, you are simply using a copy of it without paying. If you are unable to afford it, and could not pirate it, and would otherwise do without, the developers would not have gotten your money anyway. __________________ I am Jack's signature. Last edited by yotta; 05-28-2003 at 09:05 PM..