[extropy-chat] FWD (SK) RFC: copy protection report

[David Lubkin]

I vote with my dollars against unpalatable treatment when I can, but 
the alternatives are not always viable.

What do y'all do when there's no real substitute for software that 
has onerous protection mechanisms?

For instance, Paint Shop Pro and GIMP are capable, but if you want to 
get hired for an on-site job as a graphic artist, you'd better know 
Photoshop CS. Period.

One end-around is to personally own an earlier version, before the 
garbage was put in, and let your employer deal with the headaches 
inherent in the newer release. I do this for my Windows machines, 
running 2000 because there's nothing new I care enough about to put 
up with XP.

But at least in the case of the Adobe suite, there are capabilities 
and incompatibilities in CS that nix making-do with prior versions of 
component products.


-- David.