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Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 6,745 |
| Posted: | | | | As a Mac user, having also a Windows Notebook and developing MS .NET Software, I have to say the following: One sould choose what one pleases and is most helpful. OS trolling is a nice friday afternoon habit of mine on certain german boards *cough* heise *cough*, but in the end I am open to solutions for problems. If software is for free: Great. But some software is also worth buying and it doesn't has to cost a fortune. I bought a lot of tools in the low price range (up to 50$) and all are worth it - besides, as a professional software devolepers I use them to lower my income taxes. @JP_S: Neither Microsoft nor Apple invented the GUI, that was Xerox - which also happened to have invented the Mouse. Did I mention that Bill Gates himself invented the entire Internet on his own? | | | Karsten DVD Collectors Online
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 460 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting DJ Doena: Quote: OS trolling is a nice friday afternoon habit of mine on certain german boards *cough* heise *cough*, but in the end I am open to solutions for problems. That is what happens on friday in my team. I'll get back from a meeting and there they are discussing which os is better... typically something for friday. Quoting DJ Doena: Quote: If software is for free: Great. But some software is also worth buying and it doesn't has to cost a fortune. Absolutly true. Well that is my bad, I really thought it was Apple Computers (then ) But The mouse was NOT inventerd by Xerox, that was Walt Disney... remember his quote... "Don't forget this was ALL started by a Mouse" | | | Jean-Paul |
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Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 6,745 |
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| Posted: | | | | Quoting DJ Doena: Quote: Xerox - which also happened to have invented the Mouse. Actually it was Douglas Engelbart at the Stanford Research Institute in 1964 |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 1,279 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting EPKJ: Quote:
I don't think much of some bum who uses an emulator to rob Microsoft of profits to which they are legally entitled. Without Windows to emulate, these bums would not need to worry about using an emulator to run Windows based freeware. Are you suggesting that Microsoft recognizes WINE as a legitimate program? If not, then this program is a form of theft. If nobody was paid for developing programs, there would soon be no new programs. You and your ilk may enjoy working for nothing, but rational individuals expect to get paid for their work. It appears that they do recognise WINE and don't claim it is the root of all evil. Quote:
Q: Will systems running Wine pass WGA validation? A:
Wine is an implementation of the Windows 3.x and Win32 APIs on top of X and Unix. When WGA validation detects Wine running on the system, it will notify users that they are running non-genuine Windows, and it will not allow genuine Windows downloads for that system. Users of Wine should consult the Wine community for Wine updates. It is important to note that Wine users, and other users of non-genuine Windows, can continue to download updates for most Microsoft applications from Microsoft application-specific sites, such as Office Update. Link | | | IVS Registered: January 2, 2002 |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 670 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting Luje: Quote: I'm not condemning anyone for trying to make a profit.
But for the record, I don't use ANY non-free software. LINUX. So, you made a choice: Only GPL-software for you! That's your choice, but don't come crying when you find a piece of software you just NEED - like DVDP. Do you also stand in the supermarket, arguing the milk should be free, because you need it? Don't get me wrong: I'm running Windows, simply because the programs I need don't have a proper Linux-equivalent. OTOH, I do use a lot of freeware and GPL'ed software (OpenOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, The GIMP and so on), but also commercial programs (like DVDP), simply because there is no alternative! I know, that a lot of people think all software should be free - but how much software would be left, then? | | | The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet. (William Gibson) |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 315 |
| Posted: | | | | Ah, the realistic approach. I guess that's all it is. A simple matter of choice and consequences. If I choose one OS, I know I'll be limited on the running of other OS's programs. If I choose only freeware/GPL/GNU software, I know I'll be limited in the amount/variety of available programs. But that'll be my problem, as it comes from my choice. And my choices are up to me. Cheers, | | | With every passing hour our solar system comes forty-three thousand miles closer to globular cluster M13 in the constellation Hercules, and still there are some misfits who continue to insist that there is no such thing as progress. |
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Registered: March 16, 2007 | Posts: 405 |
| Posted: | | | | Well I will openly admit that I never paid for the previous version of DVDProfiler, kept putting it off and putting it off. The release of 3.0 finally shook me to my senses and I purchased it last night. So far I am happy with the decision and who knows maybe in the future I will actually submit to the database!!! | | | My Collection!!! |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 5,635 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting RHo: Quote: Quoting DJ Doena:
Quote: Xerox - which also happened to have invented the Mouse. Actually it was Douglas Engelbart at the Stanford Research Institute in 1964 Stanford Research Institute helped both mice -- they did the research which led Walt Disney to both expand his concept of Disneyland and to locate it in Anaheim, and I think Engelbart developed the graphic user interface, but (using Engelbart's interface) Bill English made the first turtle, renamed as a mouse. My Mom was in SRI's photo department. | | | If it wasn't for bad taste, I wouldn't have no taste at all.
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 103 |
| Posted: | | | | DVDP is a freeware with some features that are disabled. I agree with this format. It is one step better than a trial version. I used the program for about 4 months before I paid for the full version. This software reminds of the old days of a mom & pop shops. There is no corporate giant behind it, just a small, and by small i mean two, team of devs. I think that the with the free version you should also have limited use of the forums. Tech support and faq's.
It is nice to come and read the forums now and only run in to a few posts of people measuring their swords. It's amazing how many post there are on a forum that is a week old. How many bugs were found and reported. This is a community developed software.
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 402 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting graymadder: Quote: It is nice to come and read the forums now and only run in to a few posts of people measuring their swords.
Thats funny..... Well Lonestar, i see that your schwartz is as big as mine.... |
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Registered: March 14, 2007 | Posts: 742 |
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