sotware piracy
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- toastie0
In Russia, where i'm originally from, they have legal stores that sell pirated disks, but they also have licensed software sold in the same stores. So you see Photoshop for like 25 cents and then you see Photoshop for $600, which mind you, is what an average russian citizen makes every 3-4 months.
I don't think it would enter any sane person's mind to spend 3 months of income on an applicatiom when they can get it virtually for free.
It's alot easier for you to say "If you can't afford it, too bad" if you are a graphic designer in a well-to-do country, for most people i know here, it's a fraction of what they make a month.
- JazX0
I've purchased brand new fully functioning programs on the streets of Moscow for $1 US.
- vena0
well its a thread that could have used some hijacking.
besides, you're moving it in a good direction :)
a while back i got involved in an open source game project but it lacked a strong leader and fell apart. please do better, ok? good.
- toastie0
that's cool, sparker, i'm working on a game right now. Might even release it commercially if everything works out.
- vena0
toastie: no actually it's a lot easier to say "too bad" when there are free alternatives.
- toastie0
yeah, but we all know Adobe makes good shit. I use linux on my machine 80% of the time, but im the first to admit that the Gimp is barely useable compared to Photoshop.
- JazX0
so vena you never made it to Pittsburgh then?
- vena0
congratulations, you just figured out why photoshop is expensive.
- toastie0
yeah
i did a bad bad thing...
- toastie0
although i've compiled the latest Gimp CVS a couple of weeks ago, and i have to say, it's shaping up VERY nicely.
- JazX0
Gimp CVS is dandy
- sexypixel0
i think there is a difference in using pirate software and ripping a site, you are not selling on the software like you are with a rip. but good comparison none the less
- toastie0
the biggest gripe i have with the Gimp it its horrid interface, and the gazillion separate windows it opens. As far as the features go, all it's really missing is CMYK support.
- vena0
nope, never made it to pittsburgh. kinda happy about that now though, she turned out to be a flake :)
- JazX0
cool
- sparker0
are you using that pirated software to develop client work? then you are doing exactly that.
the comparison stands. a site is used to communicate a brand. the ide you pirated is used to create that site to convey a brand.
you sell your services to a client just as your site sells your services to a client.
- mrdobolina0
vena, you in jersey or nyc? I rmemeber a while back you were looking into moving to nyc.
- sparker0
i thought you were in philly?
- JazX0
I thought in Philly?
- toastie0
sparker, do you do 3d programming at all? i see you mention opengl