On Friday 05 July 2002 03:30 pm, Tim Shapiro wrote:
> Well I don't look at Hackers as Scum, Hackers are really our friends. I
> don't and wont have any intention of EVER BUYING ms products. I get
> everything cracked. Windows 98se to Windows XP. Microsoft C++, Visual
> Basic 6.0, Foxpro, Things like that, Microsoft Office also to be included
> in the list. I also have Roxio Easy CD Creator 5.0 Platinum edition if
> anyone wants it (this is a kick ass program). This is the way I look at
> it: I am not a buisness and I don't care if I pirate, steal, or take
> money from corporations that are making more money than I can fathom.
I hate to be mean, but I would appreciate it if comments like this were kept
off of the list. It's not that I don't respect your right to such an
opinion, but I believe it hurts any cause we care to put forth
(Installfest, Maricopa meeting, etc.) to have such opinions expressed on
this list.
What you are saying goes against what 95% of the people believe without
giving any reason why beyond the fact that you are "not a business". It is
only a very small minority that isn't willing to exchange money in return
for goods and services. Although it would be nice if there was no
artificial scarcity (as exists with software), people who work full-time on
the software you mention are forced to charge based on the fact that there
are basic requirements for living that are not in infinite supply. The
system has worked for centuries, and, as such, many people get upset when
you don't play by the rules. I think (and hope) I speak for many when I
say that this is not a group that is willing to attract that kind of
attention.
While I am on the subject, I would request that you double-check your
phrasing in the future. You may think that some of us are paranoid, and
that the issue with the Maricopa county's business practices is "shit", but
that doesn't mean you have to express it as such.
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Logan Kennelly
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