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Around 2009 I started my graphic design study and there was a clause that if you brought your own laptop you could get €450 discount on the study
In the terms however was stated that the machines had to have a legally installed version of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign that costs over €2K at the time I believe
Since most of us had a laptop barely worth 500,- I passed around a HDD with an installer for those programs including a key generator
Sorry not sorry
I knew it was illegal but kinda fuck Adobe..
Somehow I had a feeling they made it easy to crack on purpose, after a decade it still works the exact same way, it's laughable
I haven't checked it in quite some time to see if all the resources are still there... but at one point, Adobe eventually gave away the entire CS2 suite and provided a 'forever license' number to install it - plus providing all the installers for every supported OS.
I won't assume that many of those versions might still be considered as fully-compatable in some/all requirements scenarios, but it might be worth investigating.
@stux Back in the day we would trade zip drives with the Adobe suite and the full family of Adobe fonts. I think they turned a blind eye to it to a degree since they knew when we grew up and became professionals we'd pay for it, since it was the only game in town.
I still have Photoshop & Illustrator from 30 years ago on my Mac & though they're kinda clunky to use, they're still usable. I have the full Suite on my PC from 15 years ago and ditto. Since I'm not in publishing any longer and gave up my photography biz where I made cards, calendars, etc., I seldom use them any more, making do with FastStone, a freebie editing program.
@stux its so that you'll get used to using their products when you are poor, and then once you start working you'll assume you should have the honestly and buy it, or make your employer pay for it
@fiend_unpleasant I guess so!
They even had or have a program to snitch on companies..
(let you in a little secret.. I remained installed illegal version for companies also where i did my internships since it was a smoll company)
FYI, this was a graphic design study that was mostly focused on software like Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
It's not like we had a choice in FOSS in school unfort
@stux
But to be honest in 2009 there was no FOSS software even close to the capabilities of the tools you mentioned.
I started working for money in that time and was introduced to Photoshop, coming from Gimp. PS wiped the floor with Gimp. And I have the feeling it still does, sadly.
@stux We originally had the full suite - when it was software and we didn't have to upgrade all the time - and it was SO expensive. I remember that! We did eventually bite and do the creative suite subscription, but as it's now a hobby for us, we cancel every year and then get a discounted annual price for it - still exorbitant for how much we actually use it and because we are not using it for professional/commercial reasons. Then again, this is our retirement and we like to make things.
@stux I’d argue you did them a favor, keeping them entranced in the industry by teaching another generation to use their tools. They should give you a medal.
@DavidNielsen I know!
But i guess old habbits die hard.. ive done a study for that specifically so yeah
Never paid them a dime though
@stux
Ah yes, nothing says 'student discount' quite like spending your entire living allowance on Photoshop just to save the price of a textbook or so. /s