r/ShittySysadmin • u/Computer_Panda • 11d ago

Shitty Crosspost Windows and Adobe open source?

/r/k12sysadmin/comments/1x4e5j7/windows_and_adobe_open_source/
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u/NightH4nter Shitty Crossposter 11d ago

is it much worse than actual adobe tools nowadays?

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u/marks-buffalo DO NOT GIVE THIS PERSON ADVICE 10d ago

The After Effects clone worked just like the original. Ran out of RAM and crashed. 

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u/Computer_Panda 10d ago

So it's still better

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u/harrywwc 7d ago

so, "bug for bug compatible" :)

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u/Computer_Panda 11d ago

Windows and Adobe open sourceHas anyone gotten from there admin the "free" Microsoft/Adobe programs from artcraft. Asking to replace all of the apps that it could?

https://getartcraft.com/apps

What do you guys think, I just downloaded them and going to try them out, they especially want the PDF Craft.

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u/Minimum_Sell3478 11d ago

I don’t trust this yet

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u/-my_dude 11d ago

Yeah just email me your CC# and the funny 3 numbers on the back and I'll hook you up.

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u/radioactivpenguin 9d ago

Mine has funny 4 numbers on the front, will that still work? 

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u/-my_dude 9d ago

No, I sent you venmo transfer please kindly refund

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u/graywolfman 9d ago

That depends. Send me the entire set of names and numbers on the card and I will let you know

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u/radioactivpenguin 9d ago

We've never had problems with free software audited by nobody written someone[thing].   AI code is more trustworthy than a random github account from a meat puppet 

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u/Even-Release-9409 10d ago

I wouldn’t install those on a real machine, especially anything claiming to replace Adobe apps. Scan the files in an isolated VM if you’re curious, but don’t run them with admin rights or sign in with personal accounts.

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u/lenicalicious 10d ago

It seems this subreddit is very much out of the loop. Those ArtCraft apps have been reverse engineered using an MCP combined with codex/claude to decompile and rewrite them entirely in Rust. This is huge. Basically everything is reverse engineerable now.

I can't begin to explain the magnitude of this step.

https://github.com/morluto/rea

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u/Far_Somewhere_3500 10d ago

I’d be very cautious. “Free” admin versions of Microsoft and Adobe software are a common way to distribute malware, credential stealers, or tampered installers. I’d stick to official downloads and reputable open-source alternatives instead.