on 11/19/01 8:03 PM, Christian M. M. Brady at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > That still does not make your using a pirated piece of software acceptable. > It is wrong morally, if not legally.
Could we please get off the improperly high moral high-horse here, please? While it's nice to preach moral wishy-washy, you should also be mature enough to accept the reality of the world you live in - pirated software is all over the place. There are three angles to pirated software: 1 people that use such software during pre-release, or to 'try it', and have every intention to purchase it (and do so upon release) 2 people that collect software, like others collect stamps. 3 people that sell pirated software #1 benefits the software vendor, and the vendors know that. #2 doesn't hurt any software vendor, and the vendors know that. #3 *does* actively hurt the software industry, and should be persecuted. Go figure out what category a person belongs to, think long and hard if your comments and moral outrage are applicable, and then decide what to say. Statements like "It is wrong morally, if not legally" are ludicrous and ridiculous, IMO. Harry -- "Being right too soon is socially unacceptable." --Robert A. Heinlein -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
