Microsoft announced today that it will change the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) software from crippleware to nagware.

Currently, if a user is working with a pirated copy of Windows, WGA will disable many features, essentially crippling the software. After the update rolls out in 2008, WGA will instead nag you with a black desktop and big white letters calling you a thief or something like that.

You can read more here.

That’s one of the beautiful things about Open Source Software. Linux, OpenOffice, MySQL and so many others will never cripple your software or nag you for money. You can find them as well as several friendly freeware packages here.

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