hype-free

A blog which tries to demystify computer security, point out the half-truths and misinformation which floats around about this subject and hopefully reduce the hype created by semi-informed people. It also has some useful tips from time to time.

Monday, June 16, 2008

Things you can get for free

It is amazing what you (commercial) software you can get today for free:

Delphi
Visual Studio
IDA
if you are a student, you can get lifetime (!) access to all of Microsoft's products, provided you don't use them for commercial purposes

I for one ~~welcome our overlords~~ prefer the open-source alternatives, because I know that I can read the source code (the ultimate documentation) and poke around with it, but even if you aren't an open-source enthusiast, you can thank them for creating a marketplace where such altruism is expected from companies.

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