OK, there seems to be a big controversy on this mailing list
about using pirated Electronics CAD software.
Lets put things into perspective. Many of us on this list are hobbyists
and or students. We cannot afford to spend the $1000-$10,000
costs of some of these CAD packages. We would not by the software
anyway, we simply cannot afford it. So who are we stealing food from?
There are limitations that we have by not having a registered licence.
For one thing, we are not entitled to technical support from the
software maker. The bottom line is this. As long as no one is profiting
from any design made with any of these "cracked" CAD packages, I don't
have a problem with it. In fact it benefits the Electronics CAD
companies. If I use a cracked version of Orcad for a student project or
for a hobbyist project, I may get used to working with it. I then may
choose ORCAD when I work in industry or create a electronics related
business, in where using pirated software becomes an unnecessary risk.
In fact Protel saw this years ago and made EASYTRAX available for free.
Its not a matter or right or wrong. Its putting everything into logical
perspective rather than self righteous morality.





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