Yes, I pirate for many reasons. Money used to be the main one when I didn’t have any. Today, fortunately, I’m doing very well, but I still do it because it’s much more convenient than adapting to each of the streaming platforms, or because I access uncensored material (music and shows). For example, I’m a big fan of South Park, and the only way to access several episodes is by pirating them. My family pays for the family plan of all the major streaming services, so if I wanted to access them legally, I could, but God, I’ll never do it. I really find it all pathetic.

Regarding software, I try to avoid using anything that requires payment. I donate anonymously to many open-source projects: Cryptomator, GrapheneOS, Electrum, Veracrypt, Librewolf, WG Tunnel, and VLC. I pay for the premium versions of Bitwarden and ProtonMail. And that’s it, that’s all.

Oh, ok then. I trust you now.

You are making too much sense. You need to choose a side or both communities will hate you.

I mean, it doesn’t matter the distro…

This is the only thing I want from Proton and they released another bitwarden alike.

Yes master.

Not at all. Proof is in recent history. How long took to steal the multi touch from iPhone without paying a single patent? Once is out, is everyones game. If the market demand it enough.

You can be the first one, and that should pay you enough. If you want more, or think it doesn’t worth your time, let room for somebody else.

New tech doesn’t need patents. Drugs are another example. The blank brand drugs sell less than Bayern in my country and IT’S THE SAME DRUG. But people trust brands. So you are still in business even years after the patent expires. You don’t need this laws to preserve new tech from coming out, companys want the markets only for themselves as long as they can. That’s it.

If you could copy a drug from day one, health would be a better business for everyone except a few, and those few will only make a little less money. They won’t go bankrupt.

No, I don’t have to. That’s too superfluous.

In jobs where you need to do researches, you just charge your time more expensive. That’s it.

That’s what fits your needs. Good for you.

I love piracy.

I think patents are stupid and if you invent something good you should be able to sell it at whatever price you feel like, and if I copy what you did and sell it cheaper, that’s on you. Try to make it better and cheaper next time. Or find your premium market, or find your ‘the original creator’ market, or receive donations, or etc…

But make it illegal to copy? That’s just a pussy move.

Nope. If the product is finished and you make a copy, nobody else is paying.

If you go to the store (90s style) and steal a copy, that’s a whole different thing.

Lucky you. In my case it is what you can get or overpay by a lot, so Asus was always the best option. I use merlin though.

I would love use it but they don’t add support for most Asus newer routers.

That doesn’t make it free. Somebody else is paying.

You really need to be ‘that’ guy

Surprise MF

Annnnnnd it’s gone. Next please.

If someone is spying your PC you have bigger problems than your VPN account being stolen.

They are leading in the right direction. I think that’s the important.

Not truth. I’m an only Linux user for 5 years now, but windows could work without terminal for 99% of the users.

If you are an exception, like me, it doesn’t count.