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Comment on The real loser in software piracy isn’t who you think by Laraine

Laraine — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:25:17 +0000

Yes, it’s a shame the piracy has turned the likes of Adobe into monopolies. I notice Adobe has lowered its prices slightly. Once, if I wanted their Master suite, it would have cost me NZ$4,500 (and there are still some retailers asking this) but now the price is more around $2,500. I use mostly Photoshop, with occasional forays into InDesign and Acrobat. I’d probably manage to pay their “Student/Teacher” prices but their new prices are well beyond my budget. So I buy second-hand–which inevitably means a much earlier version than the latest. Pretty soon this will no longer be an option; Adobe will sell only downloads. I’m not sure what will happen to users like myself–ones with very low incomes. Maybe some of us will turn to piracy.

Comment on Happy Blogiversary Standalone SysAdmin by Saint Aardvark the Carpeted

Saint Aardvark the Carpeted — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:50:43 +0000

Happy four years of continuous writing! I’m going to be at LISA this year, so I look forward to demanding a slice of blog sheet cake. You’ll wanna keep it in the freezer or something. Oh, and I’m going to need a goody bag.

(Kids. THEY WARP YOUR VALUES.)

Comment on Happy Blogiversary Standalone SysAdmin by Jodi

Jodi — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:51:08 +0000

Happy four years of blogging, Matt!

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Comment on The real loser in software piracy isn’t who you think by Brian

Brian — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:37:43 +0000

@Laraine:
This is the crux of the debate around damages due to piracy: Copyright holders assign a value to every copy of their work, but most ignore the fact that many of those who pirate the material would not have otherwise paid for it, so it is not necessarily a lost sale.

You only need to look at who are the current giants in software to see how successful that actually is. Photoshop, Office, and even Windows were widely pirated, and that helped to spread the idea of the product and cemented them as the de-facto standards in the industry. Seth Godin is an author who writes frequently about how the free spreading of ideas applies to other authors.

Comment on The real loser in software piracy isn’t who you think by Laraine

Laraine — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:29:16 +0000

Well, I know who’s being robbed when someone pirates my books. To me, these scumbags have essentially dipped their hands into my pay packet. That’s robbery in anyone’s book!

Comment on Seriously, stop with the booth babes by Esther

Esther — Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:41 +0000

Many years ago, there was a female employee at the company that made Video Toaster who kept getting confused with a booth babe. She could play an airhead and she had been in 1 of the promotional videos. She was an actual company employee, and knew about the product. She was a very attractive and thin blonde, who was not an airhead.

Comment on Reader Question: Cloud vs Virtual Farm? by SDK

SDK — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:29:38 +0000

Simply put, it’s the interface to the end user that makes the difference. The technology and functionality behind the interface is essesntially same.

Comment on CentOS 6 Angers Me Again by anon

anon — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:02:33 +0000

Long term if you have many nodes to deal with you want a kickstart file anyhow.

Comment on Triumphant return of SysAdministrivia by John McGrath

John McGrath — Sun, 06 May 2012 11:52:03 +0000

Are you guys planning on making more episodes?
What will be the scheduled interval of release?

I enjoyed the first two, and would like to add this one into rotation (I commute 40 minutes one way).

Comment on Nagios World Conference – Sept 25-28 in St. Paul, MN USA by josephkern

josephkern — Sun, 06 May 2012 02:12:31 +0000

I think anyone who’s needed to monitor many machines loves nagios. The object inheritance (once configured correctly) just makes it so powerful, and easy, and allows for automation at the same time. Have fun at the conference!

Comment on Triumphant return of SysAdministrivia by Charles Hepner

Charles Hepner — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:26:42 +0000

Awesome! I’m always on the lookout for good system admin oriented podcasts. Currently the only two I listen to regularly are RunAs Radio and The Food Fight Show. I’ll definitely check yours out.

Comment on Nagios World Conference – Sept 25-28 in St. Paul, MN USA by Michael Janke

Michael Janke — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:56:24 +0000

That’s right in my neighborhood. :)

I’ll see if anyone from my office wants to attend.