Re: BSW3 - Bankstreet Writer III - Scholastic Version

[tarage <no_spam_tarage@microsoft.bellsouth.net>]

Michael Richard LaFrance wrote:

> On Thu, 13 Apr 2000 19:56:23 -0700, tarage
> <no_spam_tarage@microsoft.bellsouth.net> sneered at his monochrome
> screen and screamed:
>
> >The fact that it's copy protected should tell you something. This IS
> >commercial software, people.
> >Before you post, did you bother finding out if the author had given
> >his/her approval to release it into public domain? I'm curious -- did
> >anyone?
>
> Go to hell, All I was trying to do was complete my set, I DO own a
> license or some other shit, as in: ORIGIONAL DISKS; I was just missing
> one.  Perhaps someone else out there was missing number two or three.
> If someone out there needs to pirate the great and mighty BankStreet
> Writer III, I'm not going to stop them.

Well, I guess that pretty much sums up the pirate attitude. (Did I hit a
nerve or something?) Your actions, bro, are PRECISELY why there are so few
developers left. Next time you complain about lack of apps or lack of
availability of apps, remember this post. Your actions are exactly why.

---Tarage
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