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At this point I just have a windows 10 VM for using Adobe. Got a key for like $7 on some sketchy site.
And I was actually kinda liking windows 11, but it's just clear where this is headed.
Adobe CC is the absolute only thing holding me to Windows on my primary machine. Please, I'd love to hear about your setup and workflow.
I just have a beast of a machine that has more RAM than I know what to do with.
I have a VM of windows 10 that runs in my 4th monitor at all times, it's got 32 gigs of RAM and 2tb of storage. I have another VM that I only run for rendering which uses my whole GPU as passthru. (Having just the 1 windows VM do that interferes with gaming 😁).
I use my NAS for project folders and both VMs have access to the NAS.
I appreciate it, thank you for the explanation!
No problem!
The Windows VM is running in virtualBox. There's a few options there, but virtualBox is easy. All you do is download a windows 10 install iso from microsoft, and then build the VM with virtualBox on your Linux system. That's pretty much it. Windows install will ask for your key. I forget they place I got mine, I'm sure the sketchy markets are sketchy, so be careful/prudent.
Looks like I've got my weekend project all lined up. Thanks again!
Isn’t qemu better?
I would just install a qemu VM on my proxxmox server and use Remote Desktop on my Linux, I guess
Why would you pay $7 when the key is probably free for the person you bought it from? Just don't activate
Licensed work/freelance.
For $7, it's better safe than sorry.
It is not legal either way
That's not legal
Illegal stuff is bad, m'kay?
It is illegal to break the terms of service for Adobe. I'm not exactly shedding tears for Adobe (they are a pain) but to comply with the legal requirements you need to follow there terrible rules and policies.
Why? If you buy a retail version, then there are no limitations on where you install it.
You need to buy it directly from Adobe or an official seller.
Unless you are into piracy but from.the sounds of it this person isn't
What law does it break?
Adobe licensing
Adobe's Creative Cloud for enterprise, Individual, or Single App Terms of Use permit deployment in a VM. Even if they didn't, it's not illegal to violate software terms of use, though it could open you up to a breach of contract.
I meant the $7 license
What's illegal about a $7 windows license?
It violates Microsoft policies
It's not illegal to violate terms of service, at worst it's breach of contract. What policy does it even violate? As best as I can tell Windows licenses are transferrable by first owner provided they aren't installed on another machine.
I'm not a lawyer but it seems like a copyright infringement. Historically Microsoft would of gone after Greg market stuff but now we are the product.
Copyright infringement? The only thing being purchased is the product key, from an online reseller. The software is downloaded from the Microsoft website. It's not an infringement of copyright to purchase a software key from a company other than Microsoft, it's not even a violation of their terms of service as best as I can tell.