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pirated software

Started by killnpc Jul 31, 2005 at 6:50 PM 6 replies 2.5k views

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Jul 31, 2005 at 6:50 PM

can someone point me to a thread/threads that discuss the phenomena behind the gamedev community's distaste for pirated software? maybe someone could possibly attempt to explain the reason for the general resistance for using cracked software around this hizzy?

Roboguy

Jul 31, 2005 at 6:54 PM

Probably because:

It's illegal.

We're software developers. We don't like people stealing from us.

mumpo

Jul 31, 2005 at 7:07 PM

We are people who pay the bills by selling software, or who hope to do so in the future. Why would we support stealing from ourselves??

killnpc

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killnpc

Jul 31, 2005 at 7:08 PM

oh shit! my rating was lowered for asking, eh? swell.

Marmin

Jul 31, 2005 at 7:11 PM

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Original post by killingpeople
oh shit! my rating was lowered for asking, eh? swell.

Come on, you could have expected that by asking such a sensitive question on such a popular board.

killnpc

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killnpc

Jul 31, 2005 at 7:16 PM

it's fine, people don't like the question, that's fine. i don't post much, just lurk the art forums here every so often, but hopefully anyone i try to help will look past the rating - whaaatever ;)

killnpc

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killnpc

Jul 31, 2005 at 7:36 PM

along with what Roboguy and others said, this portion of the FAQ probably has a lot to do with it, yup.

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Software piracy is banned from these forums. Posts asking for pirated software or for how to find pirated software will not be tolerated. Admitting to using pirated software is a bannable offense.

thanks for the replies.

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