Re: Cracked Software

[modus-dejanews@pr.es.to (Patrick Michael Kane)]

On 28 Jul 1998 04:58:40 GMT, Supertimer <supertimer@aol.com> wrote:
>Eric Jacobs <mkjacobs@erols.com> wrote:
>
>>Supertimer wrote:
>>> 
>>> Gabriel Morales <Togega@concentric.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> >       What bothers me, though, is that the software (in it's original
>form)
>>> may no
>>> >longer be available. I like to play games without "Craked by Whoever"
>screens.
>>> >       Is there some formal organization dedicated to the task of
>preserving
>>> older software?
>>> 
>>> It IS pretty disgusting to see molested programs like this.  I mean, it is
>>> one thing if no one sells the programs any longer and Asimov has
>>> them without hurting anyone.  It is another to actually put a "pirate
>>> badge" on the programs.  Quite an insult to a programmer, actually.
>>
>>It is worthwhile to note, however, that many older Apple II programs
>>have proprietary disk formats and their OS's will not read standard
>>format disks. Therefore, simply dumping the disk on a 143360-byte .DSK
>>file on asimov is not helpful to anyone without modifying the OS in
>>some way to make it compatible with ordinary DOS 3.3 disk formatting.
>
>I get the picture, but there is still no need to put "pirate badges" on
>the programs.
>
>I cracked SongWriter, a IIe music program, in order to remove the
>copy protection (I actually owned the program, though) but I did not
>put "cracked by so and so" screens!

I'd happily accept 'cleaned up' versions of disk images already available
on asimov.  Even just taking the already cracked versions and removing the
"pirate badges" would be a great start.

Maybe you could use your skills to help clean up a few, Supertimer?  I know
I'm not up to the task.
-- 
Patrick Michael Kane
<modus-dejanews@pr.es.to>