Getting experience with expensive tools? (take II)

[Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca>]

Richard Combs, responding to Tom Johnson's "As long as you're not  
using it for commercial purposes, I don't see this reformatting option  
as particularly dishonest.", noted: <<Some companies have "lite"  
versions of programs that are free for personal (non-commercial) use.  
Most do not. Unless the terms of the software license permit free use  
of the software for an unlimited time for non-commercial purposes,  
what you're proposing _is_ particularly dishonest.>>

I think you two are arguing about entirely different points. The  
original poster may not have been clear about whether she was looking  
for free software so she could learn to use the tools, or whether she  
wanted to use the tools on the job.

Tom is correct that there's no ethical conflict whatsoever if all  
you're doing is trying to learn the tools: after all, that's one of  
the main reasons why companies make trial versions available. Richard  
is correct if you're trying to scam a free copy so you can get paid  
for producing publishable work without paying for your tools.

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