Originally posted by hellswraith
Give me a break. Do you really think that Visual Studio.Net IDE would have been created just for free? Do you think Windows would ever come as far as it has for free?

If you are so into free software, why are you even developing with .Net? If you were really into it as you say you are, you would be using Linux, Open Office, and C++ with a free compiler.

You are definately NOT standing by a just cause. If you were, you wouldn't be using MS products.

At least some people on here (Pirate) fully admit that they do it, but don't hide behind some 'just' cause.

If your product is freeware, why not make it open source since you believe in it so much. Then, you wouldn't need to hide anything either.
Well Linux came even further and it was always free...

.NET.. well, its the best I could find, and i am using it for free, so basically, no violoation as far as what i believe in is concerned...

I didn't refer to Open-Source in any way, but my opinion about it is that i admore those ppl who r willing to create such software and have others add to it and enhance it, yet i personally would rather be credited for my own work rather than someone else. Its basically a generosity issue, just a part f everyone's personality. I wouldn't mind developing small open-source methods but I am not generous enough to spend a few weeks/months working on something just so someone else can put his name on it.