Will you keep on getting free software?

[ichwar]

Piracy is actually a god thing. Where else can you find people spending their time and effort to offer free software for everyone without any rewards or payment? It's like a humanitarian work or like Robin Hood, robbing the rich to give to the poor. LOL

But I just said, piracy robs no one. Do you agree? If not, how does piracy rob a company? They've still got their software.

[farscapeone]

You missed the big LOL at the end of the message. :laugh:

[ichwar]

oh, ok, I thought you were serious at first

[Smith6612]

I'm a person who is more shifted by the quality of a product vs. the price. If there is an open source alternative that is closely comparable to a retail program or is better, I'll lean towards the open source program. Same goes for cost as well since I'm always doing some form of computer related purchase. Like right now, GIMP and Photoshop are very close in terms of features that it comes with. I chose GIMP simply because I don't edit images very often and it doesn't justify even getting an OEM version of the software for something I hardly open.

[ichwar]

I like freeware because I can reccommend it to a friend. I can't do that for the paid stuff cause I feel like I'm spending their money for them. lol

[truthguild]

first, i just want to point out the topic title is a bit misleading. pirated software and free software are not the same.
that being said, i do and intend to continue to use free (esp. open source) software, as well as contributing to many of them. many of them are as good, and sometimes even better than their costing equivalents. i do not, however, pirate nor condone pirating software. but if a company such as adobe wants my money, they are going to have to make a product that is worth spending my money on.

[ichwar]

first, i just want to point out the topic title is a bit misleading. pirated software and free software are not the same.
that being said, i do and intend to continue to use free (esp. open source) software, as well as contributing to many of them. many of them are as good, and sometimes even better than their costing equivalents. i do not, however, pirate nor condone pirating software. but if a company such as adobe wants my money, they are going to have to make a product that is worth spending my money on.

I agree! The expensive programs just aren't worth what the companies charge for them. Microsoft office, for example, has been out done by OpenOffice and LotusSymphony. And Microsofts WONDERFUL(not) Internet Explorer, I think has been out done by all of Mozillas browsers as well as Opera.

For pretty much every program that people want you to buy, there is a better free one out there!:thefinger

[hamsn]

Yes
I believe they are better than paid once
specially open source
no hassles with license and all

[BentFX]

It's probably been said, but it deserves to be said again...

Pirated software is not free, it's stolen. There is a difference.

Freeware and open source software is free. That is the price of it. If you download a $40 game, it is still a $40 game, it's just stolen.

Software houses deserve to be paid for their work. If you think new games are too expensive, wait a year. Prices come down.

[ichwar]

It's probably been said, but it deserves to be said again...

Pirated software is not free, it's stolen. There is a difference.

Freeware and open source software is free. That is the price of it. If you download a $40 game, it is still a $40 game, it's just stolen.

Software houses deserve to be paid for their work. If you think new games are too expensive, wait a year. Prices come down.

I agree, but in this thread, we are talking about how much it costs you. So if you pirate a $40 game, then it's free to you because it didn't cost you anything.