Software Pirates vs Free Software

Text on the meme

Software Pirates VS FREE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION "I want this piece of software, even though I know it's wrong to download it. But if I like it, I might actually pay for it to support the author." "Software isn't property. The data is on my computer now, it belongs to me. The author should get a real job instead of taking my freedom."

What it means

A split-panel comparison contrasts a software pirate at a computer with an ideologically extreme free-software user. The joke contrasts ordinary piracy with the belief that software ownership is fundamentally wrong and that charging for software restricts freedom; it is shared as a humorous reaction to debates about piracy, copyright, and free software. EN: A split-panel comparison contrasts a software pirate at a computer with an ideologically extreme free-software user. The joke contrasts ordinary piracy with the belief that software ownership is fundamentally wrong and that charging for software restricts freedom; it is shared as a humorous reaction to debates about piracy, copyright, and free software.

Objects

pirate flag / пиратский флаг skull and crossbones / череп и скрещённые кости red VS lettering / красная надпись VS software foundation logo / логотип фонда программного обеспечения man at computer / мужчина за компьютером desktop computer / настольный компьютер computer monitor / компьютерный монитор keyboard / клавиатура desk / письменный стол green office chair / зелёное офисное кресло pencil drawing / рисунок карандашом shirt / рубашка blue pants / синие брюки wooden table / деревянный стол