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  2. From: uerics@mcl.ucsb.edu (Eric D. Shepherd)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
  4. Subject: Re: The Perennial Piracy Debate (was Re: Bilestoad)
  5. Message-ID: <uerics.712109276@mcl>
  6. Date: 26 Jul 92 00:07:56 GMT
  7. References: <1992Jul21.155734.9934@sunb10.cs.uiuc.edu> <h5dmpaj.payner@netcom.com> <1992Jul21.215710.12912@sunb10.cs.uiuc.edu> <6vfmmzb.payner@netcom.com> <bazyar.711852801@teal>
  8. Sender: root@ucsbcsl.ucsb.edu
  9. Lines: 19
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  11. I agree 150%.  Five... no, heck... three years ago, I would have argued
  12. that piracy wasn't all that bad.  But now that I've distributed software
  13. (only shareware), I feel otherwise -- especially since I'm involved in a
  14. large project which will probably be sold commercially.
  15.  
  16. Piracy is _theft_, plain and simple.  Not only is it illegal (which every-
  17. body knows... I'm not gonna lecture on that), but it's downright rude.  It's
  18. like a kick in the face to the programmers who put their efforts into the
  19. stolen program.
  20.  
  21. Um, I have this soapbox I'm not using anymore... anybody need it?
  22.  
  23. - Eric S.
  24.  
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  26. Eric D. Shepherd     | ACM Member | Apple II Alliance Charter Member | 
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