People who are really interested in programming will find a way, they always have. Did you think typing source code from a magazine (which they didn't carry in

People who are really interested in programming will find a way, they always have. Did you think typing source code from a magazine (which they didn't carry in your home town because nobody else was interested) wasn't a roadblock or barrier? Waiting to have access to the family TV so you could plug in your microcomputer? Or saving up to buy a second-hand 12" TV set so you could use it in the bedroom? Paying $1500 (in inflation adjusted dollars) for a Commodore 64 was a pretty big barrier. If none of those were barriers for you, then I'm sure your parents would have sprung the cash for an SSL certificate.