On November 27, 2002, James Clark sent me the following: > > "A policy that allows for one warning is a license to steal until caught." > - UNIX system administration handbook. > > > Meaning that people, like myself, would no longer be able to play CS > > until we either purchased a new CD for a new CD Key or stole one, > > if we were cheating or if VAC had a false positive. > > You shouldn't steal, stealing is bad, I'm not sure why you even mention > stealing a key in the first place.
Because people who do cheat are no better than the people who steal, so they probably will in order to get around bans anyway. And if you piss of legitimate non-cheater players enough, they'll start stealing too. It's a possibility. > > I may be biased, but I don't think that's a good idea until VAC is > > 100% accurate > > I agree. > > > (which is highly improbably of ever becoming a reality.) > > I don't agree. How many software products do you use that are 100% accurate and stable, not only for you, but for thousands of users on thousands of different machines with thousands of different configurations? -- Chip Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.chocobo.cx/chip/ GCM/CS d+(-) s+:++ a21>? C++ UB++++$ P+++$ L- E--- W++ N@ o K- w O M+ V-- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ t+@ R@ tv@ b++@ DI++++ D+(-) G++ e>++ h>++ r++ y? _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
