OT: Note to Tim

[Voltage Spike]

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On Friday 05 July 2002 16:51, Derek Neighbors wrote:
> > 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.
>
> I am just curious as to the logic.  By reading the above, I suppose I
> shouldnt pay for my Hamburger at MacDonalds, my groceries from Bashas or
> my car from Chyrsler?  As certainly all of these corporations are making
> more money than I can fathom.

First of all, I think you replied to the wrong post.  I thought you were 
talking about my logic! ;-)

Second, let's at least be fair to the guy.  It is very easy to make a 
comparison between physical items (which are a limited resource) and ideas 
(like software, which can be unlimited).  While I am sure that he would not 
take McDonald's hamburger, he has done no harm to Adobe by making a copy of 
Photoshop.  That doesn't make it right, but I would not consider an inherent 
wrong either.  Essentially, he doesn't respect the right of the larger 
corporations to conduct business.

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