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

[Eugen Leitl]

On Fri, Dec 02, 2005 at 12:19:56PM -0500, David Lubkin wrote:

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

Bite the wax tadpole, and download a cracked version, of course.
(Notice that what professes to be keygens are mostly thingly disguised malware,
and are best used in a VMWare jail, then reverted to previously
saved snapshot, regardless whether keys are bogus or genuine).

Oh, and best used in a clinical detachment mode, lest you get
hooked on proprietary features, and slaver euphoric drool all
over the keyboard.
 
> 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.

Gimp is a UI nightmare, and really hokey in the bargain. I think
they're planning to rip off Photoshop's menu mapping.
 
> 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.

XP runs just fine in VMPlayer jail.
 
> 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.

Open sores has abandonware problem and version rot, too. Still, that
tadpole is way more palatable.

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