At 10:13 AM 5/11/2009, you wrote:
Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 09:39:45 -0400
From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
I have an image processing app that was a trial demo, and when it
opens it tells me that images saved will be watermarked. However, I
have discovered that only the JPG saves get watermarked, not the TIFF
saves. I use TIFF anyway for all editing, so I am still happily using
this trial version. Am I a criminal because the developers overlooked
something?
Steve
No you are not a criminal, just a free loader.
Just because the author overlooked something is no justification for
not following the primary purpose of shareware. Some people try the
shareware and never use it again, which is exactly the reason for the trial.
But if you
use it on a continuing basis, I would think your conscious would get the
better of you. Especially if you knew the program was good enough to
continue using.
Exactly that reason is why many put the watermarks or delays in their
programs to prod people into contributing. And some just never update
their program because they don't get anything for it. And some are
not worth it but they die quite soon.
Rich
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