There is Open Mule.

http://www.codenautics.com/openmule/

It runs on Windows and Macs...There is an announcement about a coming Linux version, but that was back in 2007. So might very well be that no one is actively working on the game anymore.

In case there are Elite fans out there who haven't heard of it; check out Oolite http://www.oolite.org/. It's an open source version that is nicely done. Available on Linux, MacOS & Windows.

I think the main reason they don't throttle the customers with the limited plans is that they very much wish to see those people go over the limit so they can then charge them for additional usage.

Does it even need to be a person?

Perhaps that part of the job can be done by a small treaded bot or a drone eliminating any personnel needing to get close to the target.

Or trying to pay off some huge karmic debt.

My friend, glad you received a 5 rating, but I truly believe it should be as Insightful. Not Funny.

I too hate being called a "consumer". I am a bloody citizen.

In my opinion, you said it perfectly. My hat is off to you, Sir.

Wow, troll much? Copying a file (especially one that I've already decided on moral grounds that I will not pay for) is NOT stealing because the company doesn't lose anything from it. In order for there to be theft, someone must lose something while another gains. They lose nothing by copying a file.

I don't get people like you - why don't you care about your rights? Why don't you care about having control over the property you pay for? Why are you so eager to be beaten down and forced to do things against your will? It's completely illogical.

The names of spies must be kept secret for many of the same reasons.

In criminal investigations the identities of informants must be kept secret.

It's not an option to release that information. Because if the government did not protect that information, the government would have no informants, spies, or intelligence capability.

I'm guessing that the CPU limits are generous and are more about filtering out bad algorithms than bad languages.

Unless, of course, running time features into the scoring...