Pluralistic: “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing” (08 Dec 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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The ability to change features, prices, and availability of things you’ve already paid for is a powerful temptation to corporations.

  • puttybrain@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    121·
    1 year ago

    If I made software that people cared enough about to crack and pirate, I’d be happy that it’s popular enough for that to happen.

    I am a software developer but I’ve only worked on SaAS and open source projects.

    • zerofk@lemm.eeEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      I work on software which is pirated. It is even sold by crackers, who make money off my work. This does not make me proud.

      What does make me proud is when a paying customer says they love a specific feature, or that our software saves them a lot of manual work.

    • aksdb@feddit.deEnglish
      14·
      1 year ago

      Tell me which so I can develop a competing service and steal your userbase!

    • satan@r.nfEnglish
      08·
      1 year ago

      I’d be happy that it’s popular enough for that to happen.

      of course you would. you would actually give them your house and wife, because you’re so proud now. right?

      • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        51·
        1 year ago

        Ah yes, because downloading Shark_Tale.mp4 is exactly the same as someone taking your house away from you and obtaining your wife and owning her as personal property.

        Get some fucking perspective. I usually try to be polite online but this is just straight up moronic and you need to be told so bluntly.