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Old 06-17-2007
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Re: Cost of Software and Death of Innovation

Namaste,

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Originally Posted by timj219 View Post
It sounds like you are willing to steal the software. That's your decision to make. But why are you trying to justify it? Wouldn't it be more honest to admit you're stealing the product and admit that you have decided your need/want for the product outweighs the prohibition against stealing?
I don't plan on stealing anything. I simply don't plan on using such proprietary software at all. I have decided to use open source for everything that I need to do and will rely on software designed to work with such things. If I absolutely needed (not wanted) such software then i would decide on a case-by case basis for how to acquire it. Despite the attitude of many on this forum I think that sometimes the need of the many outweights the wants of the few.

Just for the record I stopped using any Windows based products at all.

In Peace,
Eglaelin
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