I've been trying my level best to ignore this thread in the hopes that it would die, but I don't think there could be a more clear display of what the problem is than the below. Comments inline.
On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 3:50 PM, shaun everiss <[email protected]> wrote: > well josh I just read the article and I get it where he is coming from. > To be honest I am not going after the little guys although some may get in > the way but thats just bad luck more than anything, Yeah. Too bad little guy, it was bad luck that you got in shaun's way. Better luck next time. > the big companies that > price through the roof and licencing unfairly are my targets. If the price is too high, don't buy it. You don't have to buy the product. You don't have to license anything. How is that unfair? > They don't want to talk. > They want to sue and put me in jail. > With that knife over my head I have no issue with destroying them totally. > hacking them killing them, pirating their stuff. So let me get this straight: developers have a knife over your head, because you're stealing their stuff and can go to jail for it? And because of this, it's fine to hack them, kill them, and pirate their stuff? > Now if they actually talked like some devs are doing now I actually may > reconcider I am a user to but really this article does tell you that > something needs to change. Yeah. What needs to change is attitudes like yours. [snip] > I do think drm and other things are bad ideas though. I think that your post has made it painfully clear as to why developers need to use DRM in the first place. As a developer, I was somewhat on the fence until this set of threads started. I am now firmly and utterly in the DRM camp, and I'll actually point the finger and say that your messages were the ones that convinced me. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
