James, I agree.
With a liberty taken: "I am gratified and not astonished." Mel --- James Wages <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mel, > > I agree with you completely. > > It's basically a "seriously money-losing > proposition" for MS or any other > company to go after one or two individuals who may > have "refurbished" their > copies of MS Word from an abandonware site, or even > go after people who > never bought the software in the first place but who > download the obsolete > stuff from the web. It's the current "money-making" > products they care > about. Indeed, if any company is going after > individuals now, its normally > over music downloads, not obsolete software! > > I'm not saying this to give anyone a false sense of > security here. I'm just > stating fact. > > There are always "risks" associated with downloading > stuff from abandonware > sites, but the fact is there is risk associated with > any decision in life. > I personally believe there's a greater risk to me > simply by driving to work > each morning than there is for me to download an old > copy of MS Word 4! > > But again, there will always be those who vigorously > defect "the letter" of > the law, and hence, discourage downloading ancient > software or poo-poo the > idea of labeling it "abandonware." In contrast, I > myself am a realist who > prefers to live in the "spirit" of the law and keep > our classic Mac > community alive and kicking. > > To me, if there is an "obsolete software" resource > available, I have no > ethical problem in tapping that resource from time > to time, especially if I > had purchased a lot of that software in the past. > And this doesn't mean I > advocate going around "stealing" either (unlike Jobs > and Woz who built and > sold Blue Boxes in the 70's). Mark Twain's advice > to us is still sage > indeed: > > "Always do right. This will gratify some people and > astonish the rest." > > > > Best, > > james Wages > > > > > -- > System6 is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > and... > > 123Inkjets.com > <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > System 6 Heaven > <http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html> > > System6 info: > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/system6.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: > <mailto:system6@mail.maclaunch.com> > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/system6%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deals > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > -- System6 is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> System 6 Heaven <http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html> System6 info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/system6.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:system6@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/system6%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deals www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
