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Being forced to use a particular OS, hardware or programming language? Working remotely? Certain company structure?

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[โ€“] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I worry that some rocket magician with an MBA will decide we can just use FreeCAD and stop paying for these silly Solidworks or Autodesk licenses.

[โ€“] onlinepersona@programming.dev -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why pay when you can crack? ๐Ÿง 

[โ€“] Happenchance@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Because real manufacturing draws scrutiny, and these companies are audited regularly enough to make licensing fees palletable.