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Switch to Mac - Ethical Dilemma?
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<blockquote data-quote="technologist" data-source="post: 1224648" data-attributes="member: 4134"><p>The point of <strong>free</strong> and <strong>open source</strong> software is not "<em>I get something without paying anything for it.</em>" The point is that the software's <strong>source</strong> code is <strong>open</strong> to you, and you are <strong>free</strong> to examine and modify it as you wish.</p><p></p><p>Pirating a closed-source product like Mac OS X does not make it open-source. You don't get access to the source code that way. You're just breaking the license for your own financial advantage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="technologist, post: 1224648, member: 4134"] The point of [b]free[/b] and [b]open source[/b] software is not "[i]I get something without paying anything for it.[/i]" The point is that the software's [b]source[/b] code is [b]open[/b] to you, and you are [b]free[/b] to examine and modify it as you wish. Pirating a closed-source product like Mac OS X does not make it open-source. You don't get access to the source code that way. You're just breaking the license for your own financial advantage. [/QUOTE]
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