Peke: I know I know..........but it's not good NOT to acknowledge the fact that a lot of people use,eh "gratis" sw,for one reason or another.
(I don't want to stir up a lot of bad feelings here, but I find the topic very very interesting. Especially when you look at the current DRM debate. (copying/downloading an mp3 is basically the same as using a keymaker to install MM/Office/whatever. It's stolen code....period)
You should pay for sw!
But you should also separate the different kind of "pirate":
A) I steal to sell
(Worst)
B) I purchase pirated sw
(Second worst. You support criminals and show intent to pay for what you use)
C) I don't EVER want to pay for sw
(Jerk)
D) I pay for most, but regularly use pirated sw for free
(Not a good thing)
E) I pay for what I can, but don't see the need to pay for sw I use once og twice. I should, but I can't....
You should pay for sw!
Regarding DRM-free mp3's...... Will I copy or download music for "free"? Most probably. Would I have bought THIS or listened to this music if I had to pay? No, but I would/will purchase music I like, like I always have.
So, I will have MORE music on my pc than I would in my CD-rack, but only because I find it interesting listening music I would NEVER purchase. So me downloading music for free, won't hurt the artist because I would never have bought his/her music anyway. The problem for the music industry is not me, but the people who show NO intent in purchasing music at all.
Most of the sw I have used a "regcode" or "crack" to use, I have uninstalled after a short time. When I use something I like and use every day, things start to change.
You going to punch me out now?

Peke: I know I know..........but it's not good NOT to acknowledge the fact that a lot of people use,eh "gratis" sw,for one reason or another.
(I don't want to stir up a lot of bad feelings here, but I find the topic very very interesting. Especially when you look at the current DRM debate. (copying/downloading an mp3 is basically the same as using a keymaker to install MM/Office/whatever. It's stolen code....period)
[b]You should pay for sw![/b]
But you should also separate the different kind of "pirate":
A) I steal to sell [i](Worst)[/i]
B) I purchase pirated sw [i](Second worst. You support criminals and show intent to pay for what you use)[/i]
C) I don't EVER want to pay for sw [i](Jerk)[/i]
D) I pay for most, but regularly use pirated sw for free [i](Not a good thing)[/i]
E) I pay for what I can, but don't see the need to pay for sw I use once og twice. I should, but I can't....
[b]You should pay for sw![/b]
Regarding DRM-free mp3's...... Will I copy or download music for "free"? Most probably. Would I have bought THIS or listened to this music if I had to pay? No, but I would/will purchase music I like, like I always have.
So, I will have MORE music on my pc than I would in my CD-rack, but only because I find it interesting listening music I would NEVER purchase. So me downloading music for free, won't hurt the artist because I would never have bought his/her music anyway. The problem for the music industry is not me, but the people who show NO intent in purchasing music at all.
Most of the sw I have used a "regcode" or "crack" to use, I have uninstalled after a short time. When I use something I like and use every day, things start to change.
You going to punch me out now? :o