Re: .dsk - What Software??

[jmholmes@swbell.net (John)]

I suppose it does, but since not everyone on here actually reads all of the 
messages in both forums, having something "so succinctly put in the A2 forum 
on Delphi," probably means little to nothing if it is not cross posted over to 
the CSA2 newsgroups.  I do get on Delphi occasionally, but not often enough to 
read all of the messages on there.

In article <3894fdfb.25491643@news>, CUTblakeney@home.com (Jeff Blakeney) 
wrote:
>On Sun, 30 Jan 2000 05:26:23 -0600, Steve <stingray@webzone.net>
>wrote:
>
>>John wrote:
>>
>>> I guess I fail to see why the issue of piracy came up in the first place...
>>>
>>
>>As do I. I'm talking about downloading software for use with a computer that I
>>tinker with in my spare time. I'm not "Pirating" commercial software that is
>>intended to get anything productive done. I do all my work on a PPC. My GS is
>>a once-in-a-while toy, nothing more. Also AFAIK I haven't downloaded anything
>>which is not in the public domain. I suppose that I'm possibly being a little
>>overly naive in this assumption.
>
>As was so succinctly put in the A2 forum on Delphi, "At least 98% of
>dsk files are pirated software" and to paraphrase that statement "At
>least 98% of .shk (or other regular Apple II format) files are not
>pirated software".  :-)
>
>It all depends on what you are downloading.  The reason pirating came
>into it was that the original question was asking how to write the
>contents of a .dsk image, which is most likely pirated software, to a
>real 5.25" drive on an Apple II.
>
>There are a few legal programs on .dsk images like my program selector
>that I released a couple years ago but most are definitely being
>illegally distributed.
>
>Similarly, there are a few illegal programs in regular Apple II
>formats out there but most are perfectly legal to download and use.
>
>Does my original bit of fun make sense now?  :-)
>
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