Subj : Re: SSH on BBSes
To   : Nightfox
From : Arelor
Date : Sun Apr 24 2022 08:56:19

  Re: Re: SSH on BBSes
  By: Nightfox to Arelor on Sat Apr 23 2022 11:33 am

 >   Re: Re: SSH on BBSes
 >   By: Arelor to Nightfox on Sat Apr 23 2022 04:32 am
 > 
 >  >> New masochist trend?  If you're building your own desktop PC, it helps
 >  >> to bu copy of Windows so that you have a legit copy.
 > 
 >  Ar> That certainly counts as masochism in my book.
 > 
 >  Ar> "Gates, I have been a bad boy. Spank me, Master, and take 30 bucks from
 >  Ar> so I can have Windows updates forced on me at the worst possible moment
 > 
 > Seems like a strange way to look at it.  If you want (or need) any new piece
 > software, typically you buy it if it's sold commercially.  You pay for compu
 > parts too.  Similarly, Windows isn't free software..
 > 
 > Nightfox

This reminds me of certain program that is very popular in structure
engineering. The software publisher had a Student plan so they would give you
the program for free for learning purposes. It turned out getting enrolled in
the Student program was SUCH a FREAKING HASSLE that students ended up cracking
the hell out of it instead of filling the forms, waiting three weeks, then
receiving an activation key and discovering the program only worked if you were
connected to the Internet and only worked on the afternoon - because it had a
clock limitation engrained).

I think purchasing certain programs is an exercise in masochism. Windows just
happens to be one of them, specially since, as pointdexer has pointed out, it
is so easy to get from, an OEM licensor.


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