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rubicon · 05-29-2003, 10:43 AM

All of my shareware software is properly licensed. XP and Office XP are as well - somehow I got them for free from Microsoft. Some stuff is academic but licensed as such.

I have some software that I should license because I use it regularly - I'm working on it.

Otherwise, yes, everyone should pay for software from any sized vendor. I think people should donate to open-source if they ask for it.

Do you work for free? If not, why should programmers and the companies that hire them not be compensated? If every piece of software was properly licensed would it cost as much? Maybe, maybe not, but we'll never know.

As for the music companies... They did mislead us as CD prices haven't changed much since the 80s. However, you can get inexpensive CDs from music clubs like BMG or retail like Circuit City. So there really isn't a reason to bitch.

05-29-2003, 10:43 AM	#14 (permalink)
rubicon Stop. Think. Question. Location: Redondo Beach, CA	All of my shareware software is properly licensed. XP and Office XP are as well - somehow I got them for free from Microsoft. Some stuff is academic but licensed as such. I have some software that I should license because I use it regularly - I'm working on it. Otherwise, yes, everyone should pay for software from any sized vendor. I think people should donate to open-source if they ask for it. Do you work for free? If not, why should programmers and the companies that hire them not be compensated? If every piece of software was properly licensed would it cost as much? Maybe, maybe not, but we'll never know. As for the music companies... They did mislead us as CD prices haven't changed much since the 80s. However, you can get inexpensive CDs from music clubs like BMG or retail like Circuit City. So there really isn't a reason to bitch. __________________ How you do anything is how you do everything.