What is authentication? Is there a genuine for money? Talking about genuine, perhaps a roughly impression - took a stack, went to the software store to buy a paper box back. Is it? Yes, but this is just one of them. Because the software's authorization rules have a lot, such as GPL, LGPL, Free, Sharing ... and so-called genuine, more accurately should be used in accordance with the software authorization rules, such as free software, you don't have to spend money, for GPL release The rules of software, in addition to not spend money, you can even modify its code anything. So, when we discuss genuine, it is not to say that it is necessary to spend money - or the world does have a genuine that does not have money - and this, you can use genuine, the best software family today. It should be non-Linux, including all the software released on this platform), in fact, today's Linux is a server or desktop system, has been worthy of the word "excellent", and interesters go to read One reading recently http://www.linuxeden.com/news "Analysis Linux Desktop Practical Features - Based on Redhat Linux 9 Analysis", it is necessary to explain that Redhat Linux 9 is already two years ago. The product, today's Linux desktop is new as Fedora Core 2 or 3, if you appreciate the openoffice1.1, you may finally feel like -linux's office suite is already mature, how can I know today! ? As soon as you know, why will it be a fear of piracy? Yes, it is so disappointed - exciting and happy disappointment, often say "there is no free lunch", and free Linux can be better than the business, is this true? It is true, if you think it is not true, then you may not know how GPL - although GPL is more essentially of freedom, it is free, but free is it allowed and supported. In fact, even if someone gives you a redhat's Linux such as Fedora Core 2, it is completely free for you. As a novice, you are not as good as yourself, 68 yuan, a set of money includes 9 CDs and 1 DVD, an installation manual, an average of only 7 yuan, but you already have a book, you can operate completely independently - don't have to owe others, don't have to go to things. Please teach your friends, or yourself seem to explore in the dark ... GPL's authorization rules do not have the number of nodes, the copy number limit, as long as you get, your use is genuine (you get it possible to spend money, it does not Sales software, and encourage users to use software to support software through purchase, but it is obvious that if you have less money, it does not object to use the GPL copyright software for free, it is also encouraged. In this way, GPL is not pirated and only freedom, and Linux, which is developed under it, is also without piracy, and only freedom - this is the spirit of GPL, and the founder of GPL copyright rules - the spirit and original intention of the spirit! [Note:] GPL software is also pirated problem. For example: a company or individual uses some or all of the GPL code for its own business software, which is the infringement, which is "pirated". GPL is a copyright.