Re: the status of Apple system software & vogon hypocrisy

[Dain Neater <dneater@inebraska.com>]

Rubywand,
  What is your problem with being called a pirate anyway?  I haven't been
able to figure this one out.  Why try to put yourself on an innocent
pedastal.  You aren't and neither is anyone who has copied software
protected by the copyright laws(you don't see a bunch of people waving, I am
innocent flags around here).

There is no evil 'clique' that you speak of, only this.  There are a few
people who really don't like you or Dr. Tom(I personally try not to waste
time on you guys).  It happens everyday, get used to it.  (Life is tough
wear a cup.)  This Clique you speak of,  doesn't control anyone, they don't
dictate some evil plan to keep you labeled a pirate, or Dr.Tom a blatent
plagerist and pirate,you guys do a pretty good job of that yourself. (  Why
do you take articles such as Bart's article on his Network at home and make
it look like someone contributed to your GSWorldView, it makes you guys look
like clowns and worthless dog meat in the publishing world)

I really could give a crap about these archives you speak of, and care even
less about Electronic Arts getting any residuals from their old software,
what pisses me off the most, is that someone didn't speak up about what you
guys do, copies of everything still available commercially would be on your
web sites in a second.  You would screw every last software producer (and no
Rubywand, I am not speaking of some clique(tm), I mean every developer) out
of their software and their rights to distribute it however they see fit be
it free, or a million dollar shareware fee.  You of course would see this as
a service to the users.


I appologize to csa2.

Dain Neater

> The point in identifying ROM code and, possibly, other copyright
> violations is to demonstrate that those who attack archives and call users
> "pirates" will excuse, 'crawfish', or otherwise ignore what they call
> "piracy" when it is practiced by themselves or members of their own clique.
> Once you know this, it is much easier to set aside their moral posturing and
> just evaluate the facts.
> 
> 
> 
> Rubywand