A question on piracy
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praka123
left this forum longback
why not move to Linux?it got most applications and now most h/w support also.
with more ppl moving away from proprietary OS like windows and mac os x,we can have Linux -a community oriented OS.,that got more support from hardware vendors and freedom from monopolist,saves from piracy too
You are welcome
with more ppl moving away from proprietary OS like windows and mac os x,we can have Linux -a community oriented OS.,that got more support from hardware vendors and freedom from monopolist,saves from piracy too
You are welcome
SunnyChahal
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Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2-Genuine
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate-Genuine
Canonical Ubuntu 8.04-Isn't that free?
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate-Genuine
Canonical Ubuntu 8.04-Isn't that free?
There is no software in my computer which is legal...except the full paid softwares ocassionally given by Digit,PC world
Now it's not the Question why i use pirated stuff the Question is the great software companies which produce such a good number of softwares fails to provide sufficient protection to it..
I mean it's ridiculous...Just a couple of Google search and there u go..U will get the software
Even if i had the money i will never buy any software coz it's stupidity to spend $$ for the software which are couple of google search away
Regarding why more number of people don't use Linux is because of human nature
We always tend or like to obtain the things which costs for free or for a lesser price
I bet if linux was a paid OS then it would have been more popular and more number of people would use it illegally ...
Well thats what i think...
Now it's not the Question why i use pirated stuff the Question is the great software companies which produce such a good number of softwares fails to provide sufficient protection to it..
I mean it's ridiculous...Just a couple of Google search and there u go..U will get the software
Even if i had the money i will never buy any software coz it's stupidity to spend $$ for the software which are couple of google search away
Regarding why more number of people don't use Linux is because of human nature
We always tend or like to obtain the things which costs for free or for a lesser price
I bet if linux was a paid OS then it would have been more popular and more number of people would use it illegally ...
Well thats what i think...
NucleusKore
TheSaint
AAAAAAAAh it's not so foolproof. I've has issues when I try to delete folders with a large number of files (400-500 files). One or two get stuck and refuse to go. I work around this by booting into windows-> Open Windows Power Shell-> chkdsk X: /F
where X is the drive letter of the concerned drive, and I have got errors (maybe once in 6 months) in the form of what looks like redundant entries of some sort in the file indices, referring to the files in question, which it deletes. After this, reboot to linux and delete the files normally.
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bhanja_Trinanjan
Broken In
So, here is my take on piracy
Hi,
Thanks for your enthusiasm and your responses.
A few years ago, I too used warez.
After sweating it out for two and a half years in the software industry, I have learnt to value the enormous effort that goes into creating intellectual property.
Yes, I proudly say that 90% of what's installed on my PC is legit To copy and crack stuff is simply equal to 'insult' people who created it in the first place with all their blood and sweat.
And piracy is also an enormous waste of time.
Piracy and counter-piracy mechanisms are always involved in a perennial race.
Crackers produce a crack/hack and Microsoft responds with a newer and better protection mechanism against it.
So, if you hack through Windows Update on day 1, you will be forced to hunt out another hack on day 2.
Otherwise, you would lose out on all the performance updates and bug and security fixes that are on offer from Microsoft
And any software without service packs/updates/performance fixes is just about half its true worth..
Software is over-priced... says who?
For a OEM copy of Vista, one pays around 4000-5000 bucks.. and an OS is not something that one is going to buy every year... So if you spread out the expense of owning an OS over its shelf-life of 3-5 years (XP has been around for a very long time), you have a cost of ownership that is justifiable and reasonable.
If you folks can spend several thousands on CPUs, graphics cards and motherboards, why do you think twice before getting a license that costs 5000 bucks?
Get your copy of windows licensed.. and just relax .. You have all the updates from Microsoft automatically installed on your system. No mad hunt for keygens/ serials/ hacks...
Complete peace of mind... & a system that's truly stable, reliable and available.
That's the way I look at things.
Up to you folks to decide whether I am talking sense.
Hi,
Thanks for your enthusiasm and your responses.
A few years ago, I too used warez.
After sweating it out for two and a half years in the software industry, I have learnt to value the enormous effort that goes into creating intellectual property.
Yes, I proudly say that 90% of what's installed on my PC is legit
To copy and crack stuff is simply equal to 'insult' people who created it in the first place with all their blood and sweat.And piracy is also an enormous waste of time.
Piracy and counter-piracy mechanisms are always involved in a perennial race.
Crackers produce a crack/hack and Microsoft responds with a newer and better protection mechanism against it.
So, if you hack through Windows Update on day 1, you will be forced to hunt out another hack on day 2.
Otherwise, you would lose out on all the performance updates and bug and security fixes that are on offer from Microsoft
And any software without service packs/updates/performance fixes is just about half its true worth..
Software is over-priced... says who?
For a OEM copy of Vista, one pays around 4000-5000 bucks.. and an OS is not something that one is going to buy every year... So if you spread out the expense of owning an OS over its shelf-life of 3-5 years (XP has been around for a very long time), you have a cost of ownership that is justifiable and reasonable.
If you folks can spend several thousands on CPUs, graphics cards and motherboards, why do you think twice before getting a license that costs 5000 bucks?
Get your copy of windows licensed.. and just relax .. You have all the updates from Microsoft automatically installed on your system. No mad hunt for keygens/ serials/ hacks...
Complete peace of mind... & a system that's truly stable, reliable and available.
That's the way I look at things.
Up to you folks to decide whether I am talking sense.
axxo
99.9% Idle
Re: So, here is my take on piracy
There are Volume edition for oses available which once installed no crack updation is required then. But i still feel the cost for an os(or any other soft) in India isnt justified. A normal user who still run p3/p4 cant afford 5k to spend on an os when their whole system worth is not more than 10-12k. Once the cost is on par with US preferable around 500-1k the sales will be multipled. But its obviously not gonna happen and 3.14racy is gonna stay alive for ever.
There are Volume edition for oses available which once installed no crack updation is required then. But i still feel the cost for an os(or any other soft) in India isnt justified. A normal user who still run p3/p4 cant afford 5k to spend on an os when their whole system worth is not more than 10-12k. Once the cost is on par with US preferable around 500-1k the sales will be multipled. But its obviously not gonna happen and 3.14racy is gonna stay alive for ever.
Cool Buddy
Wise Old Owl
Well, i do uderstand that i should use original software, but consider this:
AMD X2 - Rs.3000
Motherboard - Rs. 3000
RAM - Rs. 1000
HDD - Rs. 2500
Monitor - Rs. 4000
Other components, u can guess.
Total Rs. 18000
Windows XP - 3000
Microsoft Office - Rs. 17000
Zonealarm - Rs. 2300 (only for 1 year)
Total - Rs. 22300
What shall I do?
AMD X2 - Rs.3000
Motherboard - Rs. 3000
RAM - Rs. 1000
HDD - Rs. 2500
Monitor - Rs. 4000
Other components, u can guess.
Total Rs. 18000
Windows XP - 3000
Microsoft Office - Rs. 17000
Zonealarm - Rs. 2300 (only for 1 year)
Total - Rs. 22300
What shall I do?
Cool Buddy
Wise Old Owl
How can we buy software which costs me more than my computer itself.
here's a small incident. I love photography, but can't afford expensive cameras. So I got a canon powershot A460. When i used it I found the pictures were very noisy. So i searched for its reviews to check whether the camera was faulty or it was normal. On one site I found this written: "The pictures taken from this camera are very noisy, however the pictures cleared well in a high end image editing program. But I wonder whether a person buying a camera worth $200 will buy a software which is more expensive than the camera."
I guess he referred to photoshop.
here's a small incident. I love photography, but can't afford expensive cameras. So I got a canon powershot A460. When i used it I found the pictures were very noisy. So i searched for its reviews to check whether the camera was faulty or it was normal. On one site I found this written: "The pictures taken from this camera are very noisy, however the pictures cleared well in a high end image editing program. But I wonder whether a person buying a camera worth $200 will buy a software which is more expensive than the camera."
I guess he referred to photoshop.
kumarmohit
Technomancer
Hmm, The only non free or non freeware software that I use is Windows which I purchased. Other than that my tasks are easily done by freeware or free software. I do use Ashampoo products but I regard them as freeware here.
abhijangda
Padawan
although i use pirated but i also use open source. and always advised my friends to use open source. Like i use mandriva.
NucleusKore
TheSaint
have you tried clearing them with THE GIMP?
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