Re: Think About It

[wbaguhn@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Will Baguhn)]

In article <4t33j6$grr@crl3.crl.com>, Joe Kohn <joko@crl.com> wrote:
>Will Baguhn (wbaguhn@nyx10.cs.du.edu) wrote:
>
>>> Yes, you can have it both ways.
>
>No you can't. 
>
>In recent months, many long time participants of csa2 have gotten fed up 
>with the constant bickering and have simply left. Likewise with Apple II 
>developers; there used to be a lot of them participating in csa2, and 
>they too have disappeared.
>
>If you throw your support to pirates, then you are harming legitimate
>Apple II developers. If you side with liars and those who deceive and
>misrepresent, then you are not supporting those who legitimately want to
>support you.

Personally, I'm inclined to think that developers shouldn't care too much
so long as their stuff isn't copied... and the people who have stopped making
money on it at all shouldn't care at all.  Obviously, you have a different
opinion, as you still sell some of the things that exist on Asimov.

At the same time, I'm just dieing to know... what's the impact on you
(or anyone else) when Asimov lets someone download something that isn't
in print, isn't for sale anymore, and is still useful and wanted?
(obviously it's a violation of intellectual property rights, but what
TANGIBLE damage does it do?)

I still think that Asimov is a good thing.  Please, convince me otherwise.

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