[luau] "Free Piracy" vs. Free/Open Source Software

[Warren Togami]

Another article about how software piracy actually hurts Free and Open
Source Software.

http://newsforge.com/newsforge/03/06/06/2217248.shtml?tid=51
"Free Piracy" vs. Free/Open Source Software

"Every once in a while, articles get published talking about Microsoft's
double standards on software piracy, particularly in developing
countries. This is a well known fact, and generally get two types of
interpretations: One is that Microsoft is a liar when it says illegal
sharing of software  "hurts everyone" while it seems to use this very
idea as its main strategy for market dominance in poor countries. The
other common interpretation of Microsoft's double standards on piracy is
the one I would like to focus on in this article. It is frequently
stated like this: "Microsoft is actually being nice in not prosecuting
software piracy in third-world countries. This way, people who can't
afford software licenses can have access to computers and, as a result,
developing countries can narrow the technological gap that separates
them from developed countries""
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