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Parallels vs VirtualBox?
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Isn't advocating piracy more for General than Professional forums?Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Sometimes it's a topic for Technical, eg this thread.Originally posted by d000hg View PostIsn't advocating piracy more for General than Professional forums?
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Yeah, converting your own files you paid for is exactly the same as stealing to avoid paying.Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
Is this the kind of dubious argument your pirates use to justify things to yourselves?Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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I'm not suggesting that they are the same thing at all. They are both illegal in the UK at the moment. All I was saying was that you are quite happy to use the Technical forum to ask about your own illegal activities, yet when someone else mentions a different illegal activity you try to get all moral about it.Originally posted by d000hg View PostYeah, converting your own files you paid for is exactly the same as stealing to avoid paying.
Is this the kind of dubious argument your pirates use to justify things to yourselves?
As has been pointed out in another thread, if you want to discuss the morality, then this isn't the sub-forum in which to do it:
Originally posted by d000hg View PostStick to General for the moral side
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The part where Parallels misses out is creating virtual networks. I wanted to set up an Openstack deployment but you cannot build the three or more separated networks with Parallels where as you can on VirtualBox.Comment
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