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Right now my system is completely clean of pirated software, but thats pretty coincidental because I'm running debian Linux and I can only think of three pieces of software that are even sold for this market.
But back in my MacOS days I never had a qualm about grabbing all the software I could. I think the reason copyright violation (it is *not* stealing, illegal yes, theft no, not under our legal system or most moral systems) never bothered me was because it always felt a little too much like a thought crime. I'm doing it on my own time in my own home and not hurting anyone (and no, depriving a company of my dollars is not hurting them in an unreasonable way, they have no grantee that they will make money... after all its not "hurting them" if they get out competed, or at least its not viewed as immoral)
As far as programmers being entitled to make a living, a subject which is particularly relevant to my current degree, there are other business models than "product on a shelf" that make a lot more sense for software. And besides who said we (programmers) are *entitled* to anything anyway?
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