Asimov is *still* pirated material, supporters are liars

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <353C4F50.B26AD9EE@swbell.net>,
Rubywand  <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote:

   Look, "Rubywand", you're just as wrong here as you were about the
Wolfenstein 3D bug in *ROM* code. Merely insisting on something that's
patantly false does not make it true to the rest of the world, no
matter how you've managed to self-delude yourself into thinking you're
correct.

   Further, your insistence on being *unable* to even consider sending
an email to the author *FIRST* is showing up here as a case of your
blatant impoliteness towards legitimate authors... you ignored blatant
directions in the Wolfenstein documentation to email the author first,
and you again refise to *ask* authors of old software before copying
their stuff. You are in the wrong legally *and* morally-- your
sugarcoated words in public postings cannot mask poison that runs in
your veins and your hate for developers. 

   Lose your double-minded lies about "usefulness"-- of course, to
you, pirate sites are useful. Just as, I suppose, illegal drugs are
"useful" to addicts. Sorry, however much you may believe that things
are useful belies your addiction to them-- and they're STILL illegal.

>     No; it is not. If a copyright holder does not object to his/her old
>out-of-print program being available on Asimov for downloading and
>enjoyment, then no one has incurred a loss or been damaged. Just the
>opposite is true.

    It is not the author's responsibility to play net.cop 24/7-- that
is an unreasonable and stupid requirement to place on them. When
authors release things, they have faith in the goodness of the
community to OBEY the restrictions placed on the software. It is the
*responsibility* of anyone wanting to modify the distribution policies
to ASK FIRST, something you don't have the politeness nor the guts to
do.

   Modifying distribution policies withOUT the permission of the
author is illegal and wrong, and that's precisely what you're bending
over backwads trying to explain away. Sorry, but you're the one lying
your head off trying to cover up your support for a blatantly wrong
and illegal site. You're the liar, you're the one who cannot be
trusted anywhere near the truth under any circumstances, and you're
one of those seekign to drive away legitimate authors because you hate
them enough to want to change their policies without asking first.

   Your hate of developers shows that you only have poison in your
veins, seeking to kill off anything new for the GS, and only have the
dusty toys of the past to play with. Until you can show that you have
the slightest respect for anyone who actually *creates* versus your
theft, go away and do not bother those who can do so.

   You can show some of the slightest proof that you're changing by
realizing that these ARE pirate sites no matter how desperately you're
trying to hide the truth from your conscience, STOPPING referring to
pirate sites under any circumstances, and starting to ASK on Apple II
software for reclassification-- and if they author says NO, then that
software is NOT to be pirated under any circumstances. 

Nathan Mates

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