Re: Piracy

[guenter@student.uni-kl.de (Marvin)]

Paul Creager (wily@svpal.svpal.org) wrote:
: Tom Zuchowski (71214.1670@compuserve.com) wrote:
: : Help me out here. Why does a "good" pirate waste his time and storage
: : pirating a game that he feels is not worth owning? 

: What I have noticed is that the pirates talk crap about the particular 
: software, about how it's old or limited or otherwise "lame", or put down 
: the Apple II in general, and yet these same pirates are the first in line 
: to grab copies of the latest files.
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

: : I'm afraid that I can't distinguish between "good" pirates and "bad"
: : pirates.  Stealing is stealing.

'Good' pirates would have bought the programs later voluntarily after
seeing what pieces of work they are! Consider it a sightseeing tour :)
Of course, there will always be some villains, too. But I still think
that at least 70% of the people who download stuff from the net deserve
to keep their head on their shoulders. ;)

I think not only the pirates are being tested now. When Brutal Deluxe
and Joe asked to post the list, they wanted to see your reactions. It's
very interesting to see who acts inhumane, who is unable to see any
hues of grey, who is able to forgive, who has empathy and who wants
JUST TO SEE THAT DAMNED LIST (*DROOL...*).

Remember guys, "Only love can defeat software piracy!". When I first
met Jawaid Bazyar on-line after my bad experiences on #appleiigs,
he was nice to me. He was very nice. He was so nice that I've
immediately bought a second copy of Pick'n Pile and gave it to a
friend. When I have finished my graduation, I will buy the other
programs.

Love pays, but that is only a benificial side-effect. The main reason
for giving love is that you will get satisfaction from it, too.
On the other hand, if a programmer acts like a jerk, it is possible
that people pirate the living daylights out of him. Just don't
insult anybody, friends! :)

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