> But just to say the last word about this thread: please avoid warez, > sources and links to any other illegal activities. > > Thanks. > Aitor
Downloading commercial software that you own a copy of for personal use is not illegal. Downloading old commercial software that isn't sold anymore which the author doesn't care about is not illegal. To be illegal, the owner of the intellectual property has to raise suit and why would they over someone using the product personally? The people breaking the law are those who try to profit off the software without paying the owners of it anything. I disagree strongly with the notion that using commercial abandonware is illegal or criminal in any way. If commercial software were never shared, it would never have the popularity that it enjoys. I'm not against paying for the use of commercial software, but if the author of the software doesn't care about it, why should I be prevented from using it? I can't pay for the use of a commercial program that isn't sold anymore and I am not interested in being fleeced by a third party seller which probably doesn't have a right to sell me the program. I have never talked about the source code of commercial software nor have I ever suggested that people go to a site that hands out source code. In fact, I don't know of any sites that hand out the source code to commercial software. I have never suggested that anyone else nor do I myself profit from my use of software downloaded from http://vetusware.com. I don't make money off of this abandonware. I don't even provide a source for other people to download it from. I allow people to download battletech I and II from me if they want to, but those programs are so old that I seriously doubt there's an issue. I don't appreciate this late, I have the moral high ground tone that you are taking Aitor. I am not a pirate. I do not go out and get whatever commercial software I can without paying for it only to turn around and try to sell it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and around Java (TM) technology - register by April 22, and save $200 on the JavaOne (SM) conference, June 2-5, 2009, San Francisco. 300 plus technical and hands-on sessions. Register today. Use priority code J9JMT32. http://p.sf.net/sfu/p _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
