@nprofile1q... The author is correct, but...
why would anyone in their right mind uses pirated software. Pirated software is software which has been modified by a 3rd party and you have no idea what modifications they made. You're basically allowing that 3rd party to run whatever code they want on your device, now it's no longer your device. This is why open source is so important, not because it's "free" but because you can review and evaluate the code.