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May 27th, 2009, 09:17 PM
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May 27th, 2009, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by VonNemo19  Is it illegal to share software? | In general you should not need to use comercial software, for most things there are freeware and/or opensource alternatives.
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May 27th, 2009, 09:25 PM
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May 27th, 2009, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by VonNemo19 Is it illegal to share software? | What is illegal and what is right/wrong are two seperate issues. Many laws that we have are unjust. I myself have no problem with people sharing your software with eachother as long as I do not sell someone else's work and make a profit from it. However, it is illegal, that is why the forum does not have these downloads available. If you are a person who is concerned about the law then it is illegal, if not, then you would have to go to a different website to download those kinds of things. | | The following users thank ThePerfectHacker for this useful post: | | |
May 27th, 2009, 10:34 PM
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And, you, as a moderator, in keeping with the ethical principles of the forum, would probably not give me, a worm, a hint as to where such discrete and ignoble websites may be found?  wink wink, grin grin, say-no-more?
I'm looking for Maple, Sigma-Plot,etc........
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May 28th, 2009, 05:44 AM
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Originally Posted by VonNemo19 Like......... | Maxima
FreeMat
OpenOffice
Scilab
LaTeX - MikTeX, WinEd, GhostView GhostScript
Euler
Gimp
7zip
AVGfree
etc...
any number of graph plotters
(You can get most of these in no-install versions which will not modify the registry and will run off of a pendrive - at the cost of longer boot times)
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May 28th, 2009, 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by VonNemo19 And, you, as a moderator, in keeping with the ethical principles of the forum, would probably not give me, a worm, a hint as to where such discrete and ignoble websites may be found? wink wink, grin grin, say-no-more?
I'm looking for Maple, Sigma-Plot,etc........
Or would you? | I obviously don't speak for the moderators for this site, but giving information about illegal file sharing websites is not only against forum rules, in some places of the world it is illegal.
CaptainBlack has made a very good point about open source software, not only is a lot cheaper, in a lot of cases it is as good as the best paid alternative. | | The following users thank craig for this useful post: | | |
May 28th, 2009, 09:22 AM
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....This is a bit mad isn't it?
Im not suggesting you do anything illegal but "program you want" into google plus the word torrent usually works ! | | The following users thank OnkelTom for this useful post: | | |
May 28th, 2009, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by ThePerfectHacker What is illegal and what is right/wrong are two seperate issues. Many laws that we have are unjust. I myself have no problem with people sharing your software with eachother as long as I do not sell someone else's work and make a profit from it. However, it is illegal, that is why the forum does not have these downloads available. If you are a person who is concerned about the law then it is illegal, if not, then you would have to go to a different website to download those kinds of things. |
I like the irony that your signature implies. A communist, libertarian, Marxist, South Park watcher, that enjoys a good nuclear holocaust. You must be liberal. A plus in my eyes. |
May 28th, 2009, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by VonNemo19 I like the irony that your signature implies. | Irony is not the good word here, the word is "contradictory". Well, yes, I realize that it contradictory.
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