I get audio books myself, they cost more in digital format to get. At 03:36 a.m. 6/02/2008, you wrote: >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. >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]
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