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Re: Do you still pay for software?
de Franklin 04/15/2006 12:31
On 14 Apr 2006, Anonymous<no@spam.com> wrote:
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> Newer versions are no longer free.....
> and you are acting against the will of the developer most of the
> times, since they say (most of the times) in the agreement that
> distibutuion without liscence from him/her is not allowed.
> You may say that you are not one who is distibuting but only
> downloading from the source.
> You can tell that to the record companies who are attacking with
> lawsuites downloaders of media through P2P networks.
>
> Technically it is still stealing.. why not crack or hack a
> commercial product then?
>
> Perhaps it is to say to yourself that you are not a thief?
>
> I am just speculating.. I use old freeware myself that I have
> stored on cdroms,
> or find from third sites/mirrors on the internet.
>
> I am amused to see that no one is commenting on the free energy
> part of my post.
I didn't comment on that free energy bit because I thought you
were ranting. If not then it seems to be in the wrong group.