Re: the status of Apple system software & vogon hypocrisy

["Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net>]

Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote
>
>      No. There is essentially no difference in "legality" between the
> activities-- i.e. downloading old out of print commercial software and
> downloading/transferring old Apple ROMs.
>
>      Since there is no official public permission, both activities,
> technically, qualify as copyright violations. However, neither activity
> damages the value of the property (in both situations, nearly zero). In
fact,
> everyone, including the rights owners, benefits. So, really, we are
talking
> about a reasonable taking of liberties with the properties.
>

Good points. People have been kind enough to send me email attachments of
drivers and sell me ROM upgrades for some of the A2 hardware I've scrounged.
If that makes me a pirate (and I'm certain it does), then all I can say
is.... RAISE THE JOLLY ROGER!
"16 men on a dead cat's chest
YO HO HO and a bottle of Apple juice!
Downloading from the Devil has done for the rest
YO HO HO and a bottle of Apple juice!"  ;)
-Paul