Why is it bad to use an unauthorized copy of a proprietary program?
Because it’s proprietary! So an unauthorized copy is almost as nasty as an
authorized copy of the same program. They are both nasty because they are
proprietary. The users don’t have control over them. If they pay the developer
– that makes it worse, because they are rewarding this delinquency. That’s
why the authorized copy is worse. But they are both bad because they are
both proprietary software. If you want freedom, you have to get rid of them
both, because they both control you.
I don’t use that software. If you offered me an authorized copy and you
wanted to pay me a million dollars to take it, I still wouldn’t take it,
unless I could throw it away immediately. Yeah – if I could take the
million dollars and throw away the program, then I would say yes.