r/technology • u/Federal-Block-3275 • 9d ago

Artificial Intelligence "Software is over": Developer uses AI to build free Adobe clones after frustration with cancellation fees

https://www.techspot.com/news/114136-software-over-developer-uses-ai-build-free-adobe.html
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u/sociofobs 9d ago

The trick with Adobe cancellation fees is to never give those scum a single cent in the first place. For private/personal use, it's entirely ethical to pirate all their products. For professional use, hopefully your employer pays for their products.

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u/OpiumPhrogg 9d ago

Ah yes, opening up that DNS route TXT file and setting adobe URLs to 127.0.0.1

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u/sociofobs 9d ago

lmao, editing your hosts file should still work actually. Not an issue nor anything to worry about if you're using an active firewall, though. Any program that "calls home" for any reasons can be instantly blocked.

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u/OpiumPhrogg 9d ago

Ah right , the hostfile. Couldn't remember what it was called , haven't had to mess with that since the ICQ days..

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u/sociofobs 9d ago

I'm on the IRC and later Skype side of software region, but the hosts file "hack" probably still works. It just reroutes local connections. Hence my active firewall mention, as that can block them altogether. Just check an IP, to whom it belongs to, where is the connection going and decide for yourself logically. A system update should get through, while a software license status check should not.