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Some people just have no money. I pirated tonnes of software as a kid because I couldn't afford any of it. One thing I've seen that generated a lot of good wil
by Eridrus 9y ago
Some people just have no money. I pirated tonnes of software as a kid because I couldn't afford any of it.
One thing I've seen that generated a lot of good will in me was a company that said "if you can't afford a license, email us". Depending on the margins you have and the software you make, that could work for you as a way to communicate with your users.
- jlgaddis 9y ago> ... as a kid because I couldn't afford any of it. Same here. I started learning how to crack software as a teenager (early 90s) because I was running a BBS and wanted to offer door games but I didn't have the money to pay for them. I did, however, have plenty of free time, which I used to teach myself some assembly, how to use SoftICE (for DOS), and how to write "patchers" in Turbo Pascal and, later, C. Now, I use Linux on my (primary) workstation and laptops so it's all free software (with a few exceptions; i.e. VMware Workstation). I also have a MacBook Pro (that I rarely use) with lots of commercial software on it and it has all been bought and paid for myself. (Today, I have more spare money and less free time!)