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    • J Offline
      JuanV.Soler
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      [sup:231hy1cs][/sup:231hy1cs]_________________________________________________________________________

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      knowledge is not owned; it is shared]**

      from Dovid Krafchow . http://www.jewishbohemian.com/

      That is the thing , that is the trouble ,

      ,))),

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      • daleD Offline
        dale
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        I always wonder how those who pirate would feel about not getting any reimbursement for the work they do.

        Just monkeying around....like Monsanto

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        • Mike LuceyM Offline
          Mike Lucey
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          @juanv.soler said:

          [sup:1x5ksn3n][/sup:1x5ksn3n]_________________________________________________________________________

          **%(#000080)[


          knowledge is not owned; it is shared]**

          **from Dovid Krafchow . http://www.jewishbohemian.com/
          **

          That is the thing , that is the trouble ,

          Yeah, the software developer 'shares' the application and in return the users 'shares' some cash πŸ˜‰

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          • jeff hammondJ Offline
            jeff hammond
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            i wonder what the stats are for amount of pirated software vs. amount of pirated software that's actually being used..

            as in.. say a billion people have photoshop.. a million of them actually use it.. what percent of people that actually use it have a pirated version.. (i guess the # is still high but probably not as high as the chart in this thread)

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            • jeff hammondJ Offline
              jeff hammond
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              @mike lucey said:

              Yeah, the software developer 'shares' the application and in return the users 'shares' some cash πŸ˜‰

              fwiw, that's a micro example of how money stifles progression.. if it was in fact all shared, (and by all, i mean all technology amongst other things.. i.e.- pretty much everything πŸ˜‰ ).. we'd be much further along..

              i know we live in a monetized world and i know people need to be protected (and protect their property) in such a world but, it is holding us back as a species..

              [[and i guess that's another topic entirely.. but i'm definitely not trying to say -- we'd be better off without money so just steal everything.. ]]

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              • michaliszissiouM Offline
                michaliszissiou
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                I wonder, how much users pay via donations to the open source development.
                This is the question that matters IMO.
                All other evidences are strongly questionable. Sorry.

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                • jeff hammondJ Offline
                  jeff hammond
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                  @michaliszissiou said:

                  I wonder, how much users pay via donations to the open source development.
                  This is the question that matters IMO.
                  All other evidences are strongly questionable. Sorry.

                  how much what? money? there is no money

                  (if your response was aimed at my last post)

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                    caronte01
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                    As said before, It has a lot to do with how "rich or poor" a country is. For people in developed countries, $500 to $4000 may be a sum easily recouped with a few jobs: not so on developing nations.

                    As an example, in Colombia, were I write from (55% piracy according to the chart), minimum wage is about $340 a month, an architect with 1 to 2 years experience should expect to earn about $700 to $800 a month. I'm not trying to justify piracy, just trying to give some perspective. It is not as if all software pirates are doing their thing out of greed, but more out of necessity. It is common practice here on many architectural offices to use pirated software. There are punishments for doing so, but not many have the will or the $$$ to buy software at its current price.

                    I remember a former boss of mine telling me about the software he started using waaay back (late 80's i believe) I believe it was datacad, or arris, and telling me how good it was then. (He had all the licenses for that particular software) He explained how autocad took over, not because it was better or faster or cheaper, but simply because it was a lot simpler to pirate than it's competition.

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                    • Mike LuceyM Offline
                      Mike Lucey
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                      Thanks for that insight Santiago.

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                      • jeff hammondJ Offline
                        jeff hammond
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                        @mike lucey said:

                        Its seems that they like to be selective what it comes to piracy.

                        for sure.. how many people have no qualms over pirating happy birthday? (the song)
                        http://unhappybirthday.com
                        πŸ˜•

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                        • Mike LuceyM Offline
                          Mike Lucey
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                          @unknownuser said:

                          for sure.. how many people have no qualms over pirating happy birthday? (the song)
                          http://unhappybirthday.com
                          πŸ˜•

                          πŸ˜† That's a good one. So its only safe to hum 'Happy Birthday' in public otherwise you should send a fee to Warner Bros!

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                          • Mike LuceyM Offline
                            Mike Lucey
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                            I wonder did Marilyn clear it with WB first http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4SLSlSmW74

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