Re: Where is the beef???

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

On Mon, 14 Sep 1998 15:50:44 GMT, Will Smith <wsmith@NOSPAM.ctron.com> wrote:
>On 14 Sep 1998 01:26:52 GMT, pfg@cs.rmit.edu.au (Paul Francis Gilbert)
>wrote:
>
>|>I honestly can't understand you Beverely. We have here your self-confession
>|>that you told Sanctronics about both products. They have chosen to do 
>|>nothing about, yet you keep criticising Appleworks being on the archive?
>|>If the copyright owners don't give a shit about it being on the archive,
>|>then why do you have a problem with it?
>
>(1) it's still on the market
>(2) it shouldn't have been there in the first place because of (1)....
>
>Why do some people (not necessarily you) feel the need to criticize
>others over this matter?  i would have thought that it was cut-n-dried
>a L-O-N-G time ago...
>
>it seems to ME that if a program is still being sold (whatever the
>incarnation), then every attempt should be made to research and obtain
>permission FIRST before posting it anywhere.  this method gets a
>little more "grey" (and by definition, more difficult) if the company
>is out of business...  that's why i like the work that Willie Yeo and
>company are doing with the Treasure Chest.  (sorry to drop names,
>Willie.  yours is an example of GOOD things at work!  <g>)

At this point, however, we're arguing personal morality.  Some may consider
me an immoral person.  Some may consider my acts to be both immoral and
illegal.  The justice system provides methods to stop and punish illegal
acts; your personal faith may provide eventual justice for moral
transgressions.

But, since we are questioning my moral character, don't you think we've
reached our own, very different, philosophical bedrock where further
debate is somewhat pointless?
-- 
Patrick Michael Kane
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