What do you all think about piracy? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 week ago by darkguyman@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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Pirated and OS software are different things, obviously. But would you prefer one over the other? I'm thinking of switching to both OS software AND pirated software. Just want opinions and tips from this community.

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[-] iii@mander.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

The benefit of OSS, to me, is that it's not a black box. You see where your data goes, you get it to interact with the rest of your setup the way you want it (automation, backups, notifications, etc).

Closed source software, pirated or not, puts unnecessary limits on what I can do with my devices and my data.

[-] darkguyman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Video games are an exception though, right? FOSS games exist but they're not as good as indie games or good AAA games, the developers aren't too dedicated because there is no direct benefit. Don't get me wrong, almost all FOSS games are great but I don't think they're overwhelming the former any time soon. I also want to talk about operating systems and this is where most people will disagree with me but I believe that a pirated enterprise windows edition (from masgrave) is better than linux gaming-wise. I pirate games and playing pirated games on Linux is a bit harder than playing them normally IMO. This is the main reason I prefer using windows, once again PIRATED LSTC WINDOWS. Privacywise, you can also remove a lot of telemetry on LSTC too.

[-] iii@mander.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

Video games are an exception though, right?

I don't use those, no

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

Not entirely sure what you're asking. Pirated software is just software you've copied without permission. It can be anything.

[-] The_sleepy_woke_dialectic@hexbear.net 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Make your own Netflix 7GB (size of one hour 4k HDR content) * 3 (hours) * 30.5 (Average days in a month) = 640.5 GB

A good, new, brand name 20TB drive costs ~$300, that's $15 per TB.

Thats $9 a month. When your drives are full just buy another drive.

Add $20 for a usenet sub, VPN, another maybe $5 at most for other hardware.

[-] N0x0n@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

I would still encode and compress the files without noticeable visual loss from a reasonable distance.

AV1-opus combo is generally a good choice and is a viable open codec alternative to x265! Plus you save GB of space for even nore movies and share your encodes on a private tracker to keep up your ratio !!

It's a win/win situation except if you're a hardcore bluray/4k hoarder and have the money and mean to keep everything in the native quality. More power to you !!

[-] Auster@thebrainbin.org -1 points 1 week ago

Personally, I think piracy is a tool of the desperate, the disheartened and those that don't care for awarding merit. The desperate if a software is too hard to come by legitimately, the disheartened as a form of protest if the software/company has draconian practices at play, and those that don't award merit because they would, if not never, at least rarely buy/rent anything if not forced to.

FOSS is nice and all, but do mind people are expending their time in such projects, so if you think a project is good and you can afford it, I'd suggest supporting financially the creators.

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