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It will only get better. The best open source applications are not on windows yet. More contact with open source less asking for expense stuff.

by oiaohm on Friday 9th of November 2007 at 20:26

I live and work in Asia, specifically in both Thailand and Asia. reducing piracy will produce terrible job dislocation for hard-working folks who need the paid job time to work on their gaming skills so that, in a brave new world, they can become professional gamers. Ok, that was a joke, but seriously, the only way to end piracy in Asia is to educate people about open source.
Microsoft has deliberately allowed piracy here to create an MS only environment. Now they are providing cheap but crippled versions of their main products while trying to force people to buy them (through government intervention against the pirates). Its a dirty business, but until Asian people understand that Linux is for them too, that it is no longer just a geek project, then MS will continue to strangle them for money.
I was updating my fedora using the local Chinese mirror, there is just one in all of china, and DL speeds were around 1700kbs. And this was within the last week when Fedora 8 came out. There is a problem here, and the cause is the monopolist policies of MS, the cause is their attempt to dominate globally a market that can only be better through competition.
Answer to the poll: two years ago i owned tens of thousands of dollars worth of pirated software and that is ALL i used. Now i use NO pirated software and run a strict Linux/FOSS set of three machines, two at home and one at work. Has it changed my computer: obviously yes.

by nobodie on Friday 9th of November 2007 at 17:40

1) that’s a loaded question -- I’ve never "pirated" software, how can I reduce pirating software.

2) you should probably define "piracy", as the definition is subject to some considerable play and debate.

If someone transfers an OEM version of Windows to their kid’s computer (even after removing that copy from their own machine) is considered "piracy" by Microsoft/BSA. So is giving the entire OEM machine, complete with original OS -- even to charity, even if MS won’t supply a replacement that runs on that box. Actually, just not being able to prove to MS’s satisfaction that your copy/use is legit, by the unique (and idiosyncratic, eg. purchase reciept not accepted) standard of proof required by MS, is "piracy".

Yadda, yadda, yadda...

by Bernard on Friday 9th of November 2007 at 14:31

I would imagine the percentage of software that is concidered pirated is much higher if all EULA’s were strictly followed for example putting the software on more than one home computer even if the software is purchased after the first install all futher installs are concidered pirated. I had two teenagers in the house and never really knew what was going to be on the computer next. After switching to OSS both of these situations became a mute point. The software of other friends no longer worked and I could freely install OSS on all the computers in the house. There are many other advantages of OSS and the software is getting better all the time. Been using OSS for five years.

by RP on Friday 9th of November 2007 at 14:30

using FOSS and nothing else at home for almost 2 years !

I have uninstalled most of windows apps in my dual boot system to free up hard disk space !

by Kubuntu user on Friday 9th of November 2007 at 12:15

The question is a little like "Have you stopped beating your wife?", unless you also have an "No, I don’t use pirated software" alternative.

by ue on Friday 9th of November 2007 at 08:20

Seems like my comment got cut in the middle. Anyway, my conclusion is I almost said ’No’ to the question since there was no reduction to zero piracy. Hope no one else had that misunderstanding.

by Marli on Thursday 8th of November 2007 at 22:46

For more than 10 years I have never pirated a software (really!), since my main platform was linux, and all the windows software I had were games and educational stuff that weren’t that expensive to buy (

by Marli on Thursday 8th of November 2007 at 22:44

I pirated XP like so many other people did, but the more I look at things like Ubuntu, the more I think the situation is going to change.

by James on Thursday 8th of November 2007 at 06:29

100 per cent FOSS, 0 per cent pirated for over a year!

by blackbelt_jones on Wednesday 7th of November 2007 at 19:53

"there’s no substitute for things like CS3, XP, Vista or Office." by KUlr

did i miss understand stand that? i can understand saying google docs cant replace office (although IMO it can for at least some home users) but how can u say open office isn’t?

in the past i’ve seen and used a lot of pirated software but since moving starting the use OSS i have been able to find whatever i need, and its been even easier under linux since i moved to gentoo

granted im only studying for an MSC and not in industry but so far i’ve been able to find everything i need (although i will conseed on advanced software like CS3 and Sage but only a small % of computer users actually have need for them)

by ~CW on Wednesday 7th of November 2007 at 18:48

I would have to disagree, there’s no substitute for things like CS3, XP, Vista or Office. What about things like ACT? SAGE?

O/S doesn’t have all the answers.

by KUlr on Wednesday 7th of November 2007 at 17:11

Cool, you quoted me. I stand by what I said though, it does actually stop me wanting to pirate things (not that I would, you understand).

by Harpo on Wednesday 7th of November 2007 at 17:06