• NateNate60@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    This is like the people who repackage and rebrand LibreOffice and then resell it for $10 on the Windows Store to gullible users.

    And the worst part about that is that it doesn’t even break the law.

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        1 year ago

        They are not. I do not refer to the package called “LibreOffice”. If you search for “office” on the Windows Store, you’ll see a bunch of LibreOffice clones that are not branded as such and are not free of charge or contain advertisements.

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    1 year ago

    They probably yoinked it from 4download (for free) and are trying to resell it. A disgrace for these seas😤

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      1 year ago

      They claim no virus, so they must have cracked it themselves /s

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      1 year ago

      Is 4download a good source ? I haven’t downloaded a cracked software in ages but “diakov repack” pop-up in my mind whenever l need a very good source.

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      1 year ago

      They often sell an auto-install USB stick you just have to plug into your PC. So at least there is some effort put into it that still makes it “worth paying for”. And if you need to install it on multiple devices, it can save a lot of time if you don’t know how to do it yourself.

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        1 year ago

        Fair tbh. Didn’t know about this until know. But I would be VERY sus about a random USB rather than the source. But as you said, some less knowledged peeps could find it rather useful

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          1 year ago

          I’d agree. In theory, there are many legitimate reasons to “sell” FOSS software. If I was putting it on a DVD, labelling, and mailing FOSS software my time and materials certainly deserve to be rewarded. Likewise, listing it on closed store like the MS store but keeping it updated from sources might make it easier for people embedded in the MS ecosystem to keep up to date.

          I would expect legitimate repackagers/redistributors to be open that the software itself is freely available though. Besides I fear the well is poisoned by hustlers trying to sell something free for cheap to make a quick buck.

      • pascal@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        And that’s why most of the spam in my filters is from Indian IPs.

    • Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago

      I mean, if you are a designer that needs it but doesn’t know how to download and crack stuff, 12$ might be worth that time.