Right.

The rules quite clearly forbid piracy,
warez, cracks and the likes, I have reported your
post and asked for removal of the inquiry on those grounds.

This is an official warning, too.


Cheers,
Tink

Dude. Linux and its software are free. Most of it anyway....

Linux.............Cracks

Oxymoron++

Well now...

I appreciate (we all do) that Linux and the GNU
tools commonly bundled with it as such
are free (or freely available or OpenSource)...

However, not all Software that is available for Linux
is free (or freely available or OpenSource).

Nor are all commercial products for Linux
rubbish.

In other words - you could have saved yourself
and us your post which consists of misapprehensions
and foul language.


Cheers,
Tink

Alright, sorry for that. Editing....

Not all the software is bad, but commonly I find there are open source versions for almost all of it.

What the hell's the matter with you? Linux and it's surrounding programs (Samba, Apache, Squid, Etc.) have ALL saved me time, money, and headaches. The LEAST you can do is support people who pour their heart and soul into a program that does what you want and does it well (This includes programs for Windows as well) Because of Linux, my job is infinitely better. I don't stress about downtime, virus', and the like. What I am basically saying is, buy the software.

Travis

Agreed. But most likley this kid is 13, sitting in his basement trying to ping websites to death, and yapping about his "pwning warez." /methinks hes not gonna listen...

most of the linux software r free + Open Source + come with source

why u wanna spend u r time with crack..............

What did I say to suggest I was 13 and this type of person? Read any of my former posts if i was like that I would use l33t language which I dont. I simply asked a question and I shouldnt have. However you got the wrong impression I am not interested in pinging websites to death or pwning warez. Anyway it doesnt matter lets forget about it.

Having checked you previous posts here, you're definately still new to this whole linux thing, but learning about the differences wrt privacy and openness of the underlying code. I've tried giving you a few more replies to hopefully help you get acquainted with your new OS.

Just try and remember: linux is free, (through the developers' choice, not some pirates) and it's open, so you can be sure it's a solid design with no holes for silent manipulation by viruses, spyware, etc. Asking for ways to cheat hardworking individuals who support our new age OS is not going to get you anywhere. They give you enough for nothing as it is.

Alright dude, sorry. Im a regular at a small security forum, we get a lot of people wanting to learn how to "be 1337, 734h m3 h0w 70 pwn!!!!!!!!!!!!11111one11", not knowing this is a _security_ forum, like actual security, not security, like legal loophole. Anyway, point Im trying to make is, something like this comes along, thats what I assume. Sorry.

But again, buy the software. Even the distro, if you downloaded it offline, if you like it, donate the amount of money you would have spent to the developers. (Dont just buy the distro, they make little profit that way, because of packaging, burning, printing, etc). Any software you like, make a donation. Im no idealist, I know not everybody can buy or donate to everything, but if some software really made a difference, buy it.

Just to be honest, I guess I had a different mentality about software piracy before I moved from windows to linux. As a student who was usually broke, AND it was so easy to get photoshop etc for free, I can understand why people get used to the idea of using illegal software (not saying I participated in pirating). I mean come on, ms office (and I know there are equivalents in the windows world now) wasnt cheap and at school, it was almost a requirement in some classes that you had to use powerpoint to put together a class presentation.

BUT, after I started to use linux and open source software honestly I havent even thought of the idea of of considering pirated software. In fact, a friend at school mentioned if I knew where he could get a copy of msoffice, and I think i just told him to go to openoffice.org since they have a windows version now.

Just my 2 cents on the subject

I agree with archdev. It's easy to see why people use pirated software when enforcing the law is almost impossible. And it is very annoying to see that schools stick to MS and bad commercial products, maybe even wasting tax money as a result. Luckily Linux software is starting to be so good (read: polished) that soon it just can't be waved off. More marketing efforts are needed.

When I was using Windows and sometimes came across free software that was remarkably good, I used to be amazed. Now, while using Linux, I find that I take it for granted that I get everything I want (legally) for free! This could be considered a slightly worrying trend if not for the fact that paying for the software that I use is usually next to impossible. I don't have a credit card, nor do I live in the U.S. So PayPal and things like that are out of the question. There exists such a thing as European bank transfer which is essentially free, if I understand correctly. This applies only to European countries, naturally. Now that I think of it, I'd better find out more about it at some point. If I only had some money...

Simon

Archdev has a good point. However, downloading, for example, a registration key for an app that you already bought the key for but lost is perfectly legal (although if you're using an online game you might not be able to play, and the developers could use the extra money ).