<p>i want to echo the legitimate licenses only rule. software piracy that individual members do on their own time and their own machines is their own business, and i could care less if individual members have pirated software on their own boxen. </p>
<p>it's a whole different ballgame when the hackerspace gets involved. i'm not comfortable with risking getting sued out of existence for having pirated software on machines that belong to the space. i'd rather explore open source options, or if push comes to shove, buy a license if the space absolutely, positively cannot run without something proprietary. i'm not willing to risk the space's solvency on not getting caught.</p>
<p>a world without proprietary software is something i would really like to see...but not at the expense of our hackerspaces.</p>
<p>rogueclown</p>
<p><blockquote type="cite">On Nov 11, 2009 5:01 PM, "Eric Michaud" <<a href="mailto:michaud.eric.c@gmail.com">michaud.eric.c@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>Asbesto,<br><br>I like your very upright and fight the man stance
without looking at the overall picture, nor reading the whole thread.
Though if you did read, you would realize that when Yves said, <br><br>
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That meant, by adhering to the rules people would more than likely go
the easier route, which is using GPL'd based products and software.<br>
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Thanks Asbesto for your overeager non-committal, nor thought out response.<br><br>Cheers,<br><font color="#888888"><br>-E.</font><p><font color="#500050">
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