This message showed when I entered the serial specifically made for pirates. Right now feeling nothing but respect for plugin devs. Next month Imma buy this plugin 100% fixed, need it or don't need it doesn't matter anymore lol.
I had a colleague who would buy legal versions of software and then shelve them while using pirated cracks because he hated the EULAs.
There's a FOSS companion app for AirPods on Android and some features are "locked" until you press "Activate" and choose "I've spent all of my money on AirPods" as a payment method.
I still remember Zoë Keating commenting on torrents of her album on the pirate bay back in the day. Free marketing tbh.
If you donate, dev doesn't have to pay taxes. If you buy, dev becomes more popular because one more sale.
Advice?
If there's no return service you don't have to pay taxes in germany, afaik, ianal.
As an adult, I pay for winrar purely because it helped me so much for free as a kid (especially pirating other software).
More devs should be this understanding of piracy. So should companies in general.
Asking nicely is a lot better than hitting. More flies with honey than with vinegar.
