In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, JEDIDIAH says... > >On 2008-02-14, Johnny Rocket <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Feb 14, 4:27 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> In the sacred domain of comp.os.linux.advocacy, >>> chrisv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> didnst hastily scribble thusly: >>> >>> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> >>In the sacred domain of comp.os.linux.advocacy, >>> >>chrisv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> didnst hastily scribble thusly: >>> >>> Ingoramus21499 wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Anyhow, my question is that of child rearing. I have a 6 year old. >>> >>> >>>>Should I tell him that "your dad is a pirate" or not? Would it hurt >>> >>>>him to know that his dad is a pirate? >>> >>> >>> Doesn't matter. In either case, he'll eventually figure-out that >>> >>> you're an immoral, thieving scumbag. >>> >>> >>What's he stolen? >>> > Music and movies. >>> >>> He has? >>> I don't recall him admitting engaging in shoplifting or burglary. >>> He didn't even admit to mugging someone for a DVD or CD they were >>> carrying... So... what did he steal? >>> >>> What physical property did he deprive some other entity (be it person or >>> company) of? >>> >>> Copying a file is not theft because the so called "victim" is not deprived >>> of the original. >> > >You are trying to conflate things that are mass produced and >distributed as widely as possible with SECRETS. > >Who's the idiot. > >The harm that tends to come from the abuse of secrets doesn't >come from merely from the fact that the information has been >replicated.
OK. So - would you care to address his *other* points?? Below... And while you're doing this, can you respond *after* the part you're responding to, which is the convention? > >> >> Idiot. So "identity theft" isn't a crime because no physical property >> was stolen and the "victim" still gets to keep their name? >> >> Or "stealing" the recipe for Coca-Cola isn't a crime because Coke >> still has the original formula so there's no damage their either? >> >> Or "stealing" military secrets isn't a crime because no physical >> property was stolen and the USA still gets to keep their nukes? >> >> >> >> You are simply an IDIOT. Do yourself a favor and return your piece of >> shit degree back to the website you bought it from. It wasn't worth >> the $5 you paid for it. Banty _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
