books are my main problem. I can't scan every book I want to read, so I download it from a site. Yeah, there are some electronic books, but it is pot luck if you'll get it in a format that your screen reader will read. ----- Original Message ----- From: "shaun everiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 10:25 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] piracy of judgment day
>I tried to program but gave in, did some courses and just didn't get >interested. > I do try to stay as legally free if I can, about 98% of software is free, > shareware with no demo or limitation or opensource windows, flashxp and > prity much all the games here on are purchaced ones. > The rest, well its very small. > I must admit I do get music, who doesn't get music, and audio, its mostly > for me to listen to I don't share it much at all. > And audiobooks. > I do have lagit mp3s too. > At 03:49 p.m. 5/02/2008, you wrote: >>Yeah, I suppose you're right there. I will admit that I was the same >>before >>I got into software development and realised just myself just how hard it >>is >>to do something. >>I don't know a single person who has never cracked a piece of software or >>copied a music cd and redistributed it, so I always thought, it's only >>like >>recording a tape. People constantly do it, people constantly burn CD's, >>cracking software's the new way. >>But, like others, I saw sense. I hardly have one piece of cracked software >>on my computer now. Every single game that I enjoy I bought legal licences >>for, as well as Goldwave, GWVoice, DVD Audio Extractor, and various >>software >>libraries, including registration, encryption and recording systems. >> >>Regards, >>Damien >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >>Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 1:58 AM >>Subject: Re: [Audyssey] piracy of judgment day >> >> >>> Hi Liam and all, >>> I haven't cracked any of your games, but I think I can offer up some >>> explanation as to why people are cracking your games. To understand you >>> need to get into the mind of a cracker and software pirate. >>> A few years ago, back in my late teens and early 20's, I use to heavily >>> be into the cracking and software piracy thing before I decided to go >>> clean. Usually what it boiled down to was a self-righteous attitude >>> like, "why should I pay for something if I know where to get it for >>> free?" >>> On one hand I knew steeling was wrong. I would have never walked into a >>> Wal-Mart, Best Buy, or some place like that and stole a music cd, >>> software cd, or dvd movie off the shelf. I saw that as steeling and >>> criminal behavior. >>> On the other hand I saw nothing wrong with copying something. It is hard >>> to explain, but I had a thousand excuses why copying, pirating, was not >>> wrong. So and so was willing to give me a free copy, why pay for it if I >>> can get it for free, it is only a copy not stolen,etc. It never crossed >>> my mind weather I copied that music or software cd or stole it outright >>> from the store someone lost money from my piracy. >>> Bottom line at that time in my life copying or pirating something simply >>> did not bother my conscience. I can remember at college there were a >>> group of us tech types that passed around pirated software like it was >>> candy or bubble gum cards. When one of us got a copy of say MS Office we >>> would zip the cd and put it on Res Net. When Windows 98 came out whoever >>> got a copy burned copies for everyone else, or put it on Res Net for >>> download. We didn't think anything about it. It was just something we >>> did. >>> Around 5 years ago I began attending church, and I started to reexamine >>> not only my life, but the way I viewed things. I concluded after a while >>> that weather I copied software or stole it directly from Best Buy, >>> Wal-Mart, or somewhere else it was still steeling. It took me a long >>> time during my baptismal classes to come to terms with that fact.I also >>> had to figure out why I refused to accept copying software and music was >>> wrong. You want to know why I copied software and music without a >>> conscience? >>> Well, the answer comes down to some very basic human desires. The human >>> heart and mind is greedy. I wanted that software, music, etc but I >>> didn't want to pay for it. If I paid for it that was money I couldn't >>> use for something else I wanted. I wanted everything, but I didn't want >>> to pay for it all. I actually couldn't pay for it all so I decided to >>> steel it, and then sweep it under the mental rug out of view of my >>> conscience. Then, excuse it by saying something like, "copying software >>> isn't like armed robbery." >>> In my own personal experience the only cure for piracy is a conscience. >>> Weather the person is a Christian or not they need to believe that >>> piracy is wrong. They need to recognize there greed, and hold themselves >>> accountable for that greed. They need to let go of their desires for >>> material things, and look for non-material things in life such as love, >>> friendship, happy memories, etc. To value the things in life that are >>> truly worth while, and can bring true joy. >>> Liam, I'd just like to say that the piracy and cracking of your games >>> has nothing to do with what you did or did not do. The people steeling >>> your games are simply selfish, greedy, unsympathetic, and unsatisfied >>> pinheads with no conscience. I sincerely doubt they even know themselves >>> why they are driven to steel, pirate, and copy. I sure didn't back in my >>> bad old cracking days. >>> Hope this helps. >>> >>> >>> --- >>> 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] >> >> >>--- >>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] > > > > --- > 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] --- 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. 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