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Mutt · 03-02-2003, 03:43 AM

i made the point that there is a difference between kids and non business people using warez for their own enjoyment and education - strictly speaking it ain't right either but i think it works out well for the software companies like Adobe - my point is when you have an income over $50,000 a year, you should pay for the software that helps you make that income. You are a thief at this point. This just isn't in the online world, I can show you mainstream office after office running on bootleg software and multiple copies of one software package.

When i started out I had cracked Photoshop4, GifAnimator2, Illustrator, CuteFTP, ThumbsPlus, etc etc - now years later I only have registered Photoshop6, CuteFTP and Swish. That's all i have. I will buy Illustrator soon and FlashMX if I think i wanna give Flash another shot.

I have friends with hard drives full of every program imagineable that they offer to me. That's my moral line in the sand, if i make money off the software, I should buy it. If i'm messing around with it to learn or for fun - I'm not going to feel guilty about using
a warez version.

03-02-2003, 03:43 AM
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	i made the point that there is a difference between kids and non business people using warez for their own enjoyment and education - strictly speaking it ain't right either but i think it works out well for the software companies like Adobe - my point is when you have an income over $50,000 a year, you should pay for the software that helps you make that income. You are a thief at this point. This just isn't in the online world, I can show you mainstream office after office running on bootleg software and multiple copies of one software package. When i started out I had cracked Photoshop4, GifAnimator2, Illustrator, CuteFTP, ThumbsPlus, etc etc - now years later I only have registered Photoshop6, CuteFTP and Swish. That's all i have. I will buy Illustrator soon and FlashMX if I think i wanna give Flash another shot. I have friends with hard drives full of every program imagineable that they offer to me. That's my moral line in the sand, if i make money off the software, I should buy it. If i'm messing around with it to learn or for fun - I'm not going to feel guilty about using a warez version. __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!