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You know how you make linux work? Never install pirated versions of any software on someone else's computer. When you start talking about how much they have to
by psykovsky 11y ago
You know how you make linux work? Never install pirated versions of any software on someone else's computer. When you start talking about how much they have to pay to use windows and office legally they'll change their mind and use whatever you put in there.
- JupiterMoon 11y agoNever install pirated versions of software on any computer. It is simply not worth it.
- psykovsky 11y agoThat also, ofcourse. But on our own machines we can decide, and if you're like me, every computer in your house uses a flavour of Linux and you don't even think about pirated software or software licenses most of the time.
- pjmlp 11y agoI hope that you at least think about donating back.
- yellowapple 11y agoI know I do; I've bought every version of Slackware since I started using it a couple years ago (which, granted, has been, like, three versions, but still). I've also bought a few OpenBSD CD sets, though I've slacked off a bit lately.
- psykovsky 11y agoI donate my time to various open source projects, translating.
- JupiterMoon 11y agoIf I set up someone's computer for them they get only programs for which they have licenses and FOSS stuff. I don't usually get asked to set up computers more than once :)
- psykovsky 11y agoI love when it gets to the part where they ask me how to download a youtube video as mp3 and I introduce them to youtube-dl, the terminal and a bit of .bash_aliases magic to make the youtube-dl command a bit easier. Their face: priceless =)
- JupiterMoon 11y agoYeah I would not show someone that! I wouldn't open up a friend to the copyright trolls...
- Kephael 11y agoOffice starter edition is enough for the vast majority of users.