On 11/4/02 2:00 PM, "Charles Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough:
>> From: John Teffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> I think the stern talking-to that you got was because Kazaa and other >> similar programs are almost always used to pirate copyrighted music, >> movies, >> and software - not because you were trying to rip off Kazaa. > > I am fascinated by the notion that ANYBODY could interpret what I > posted -- which was intended as a friendly and gentle persuader against > using pirating programs such as Kazaa -- as "a stern talking to" or > indeed any sort of personal attack. I am the list Nanny here and I did not interpret what you said as a directed attack at all. You stated your point very well Charles. To the person who felt attacked: Charles is 100% correct. Kazaa and Limewire are primarily used for stealing music among other things. I don't think there is any other application for them? I could be wrong though. If someone asks about a client like Kazaa on a public list it will automatically be *assumed* that you are interested in theft. Those clients do nothing else. I would equate it to someone who came on list and asked about writing a Mac Virus. There is no other applicable use for a virus, so we would assume that that person was interested in propagating destruction on people's computers. No one came out and directly attacked you, just observed the fact that you are interested in software that is used solely for theft of copyrighted material. For all I know you are interested in it out of a fascination for "Peer to Peer" network bandwidth testing. I dunno. -- Kyle H. Hansen -- iMac List Nanny The Exxon Valdez spilled 266,000 barrels of crude oil into Prince William Sound killing 250,000 sea birds. Tragic? Every 48 hours domestic HOUSECATS kill 250,000 song and sea birds in Great Britain alone. They are also a greater threat for asthma and lung disease (especially amongst children) than second hand smoke, due to the high amounts of mites and fungal spores that they carry (second only to the cockroach). Housecats are horrifying killers, not cuddly pets. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:imac-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:imac-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:imac-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
