Comments on: Thieving Canadian students http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5848 p2pnet.net - reader powered Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:30:38 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: kjzwkphtjm http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5848/comment-page-1#comment-140026 kjzwkphtjm Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:50:57 +0000 #comment-140026 Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! tpbfathekky Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! tpbfathekky

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5848/comment-page-1#comment-18283 Reader's Write Wed, 10 Aug 2005 07:21:09 +0000 #comment-18283 The harm is not to CAAST members, but to everyone else. When software is illegally copied these statistics, as bogus as they are, are then abused to make radical changes to copyright, patent and other laws that will favor the CAAST members against competitors. This kills choice for these students who will find it harder to make money supporting alternatives such as Free/Libre and Open Source Software. Please remember that these studies are part of a political campaign aimed at our governments. If they are successful, all aspects of the economy will be paying the price. The harm is not to CAAST members, but to everyone else. When software is illegally copied these statistics, as bogus as they are, are then abused to make radical changes to copyright, patent and other laws that will favor the CAAST members against competitors. This kills choice for these students who will find it harder to make money supporting alternatives such as Free/Libre and Open Source Software.

Please remember that these studies are part of a political campaign aimed at our governments. If they are successful, all aspects of the economy will be paying the price.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5848/comment-page-1#comment-18266 Reader's Write Tue, 09 Aug 2005 23:43:26 +0000 #comment-18266 What is the problem with a student learning C++ on a pirated version of MS C++ rather than gcc? What is the problem with a design student using pirated Macromedia or Adobe products instead of Linux tools? Is there evidence that these studence will use pirated software in business? I think no. I am a student myself and most of the people I know think that it is not a good idea to use pirated software when you are earning money from it. But studying is in fact "studying" - not "using" like a professional. How should a student afford all the software that he might have to know about in his future career? These are your future customers! They are not on the Linux-train (yet). I think Microsoft is on the right way with its MSDNAA-programm. I think it increased the number of VC++ developers around here ;) Even 150 bucks for a software that might cost a thousand bucks for non-students are too much for a student who has to work as a waiter to earn enough money for studying/living. (And this one piece of software won't be the only one he will be working with/trying out this semester) What is the problem with a student learning C++ on a pirated version of MS C++ rather than gcc? What is the problem with a design student using pirated Macromedia or Adobe products instead of Linux tools?

Is there evidence that these studence will use pirated software in business? I think no. I am a student myself and most of the people I know think that it is not a good idea to use pirated software when you are earning money from it.

But studying is in fact “studying” – not “using” like a professional. How should a student afford all the software that he might have to know about in his future career?

These are your future customers! They are not on the Linux-train (yet).

I think Microsoft is on the right way with its MSDNAA-programm. I think it increased the number of VC++ developers around here ;)

Even 150 bucks for a software that might cost a thousand bucks for non-students are too much for a student who has to work as a waiter to earn enough money for studying/living.
(And this one piece of software won’t be the only one he will be working with/trying out this semester)

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