Re: Nathan Mates

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brian.hammack@rook.wa.com (Brian Hammack) wrote:

> Aaron@xmharrow.Com.Au raised the cup and toasted:
>    
>    | Fancy getting worked up about AppleII stuff..it is over 10 years
>    | old most of it!!
>
>Well, here's the deal, Aaron:  Some of the stuff he got worked up over
>_is_ old, yes; he takes copyrights seriously.  But other things he got
>steamed over are new or under development, and anyone who is working on
>new software really hates to see their work released without their
>consent.

I agree with Brian...Nathan may have acted like an asshole, but his
stand against piracy of CURRENT COMMERCIAL AND BETA
software is correct.  The Apple II may be old, but if you want NEW
software to be released for it, you gotta treat it right.

Piracy of the beta of SoundSmith Pro, for example, was the reason
why it never saw the light of day.  Being an old computer does not
give the right to steal...

Contrasting out of "print" software to current and beta software is
open to discussion, but if you (Aaron) think that you will get new
software for your Apple II if you pirate it before it is released, then
you will know why the old Commodore 64 gets more new software
than the Apple II.

Distributing out of print software like Asimov...I DON'T CARE AND
I THINK MOST OF US DON'T...I DON'T EVEN USE 5.25"
SOFTWARE.

Distributing stuff from Brutal Deluxe or Joe Kohn (such as pirating
of Lemmings) is wrong, period.  I want to see NEW software,
don't you Aaron?