maybe i've gotten too used to linux where this would have taken 4 seconds
To steal someone else's intellectual property and their livelihood?

This is a commercial product with a free, open source, variant. This version is limited for a reason............... it is called "marketing"........... basically they give you a truncated version so that you can try it and (hopefully) buy the full version.

Please read what is said on the link I posted earlier, and this will corroborate what I am saying.

Do remember that AO does not support the theft of intellectual property, reverse engineering, or any other illegal acts.

Thank you