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- From: warwick@cs.uq.oz.au (Warwick Allison)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: The Path of True Enlightenment (was Re: Piracy of software)
- Message-ID: <11438@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au>
- Date: 15 Dec 92 04:34:00 GMT
- References: <1992Dec13.024009.15597@csi.uottawa.ca> <1gfhe8INNrhf@rs1.rrz.Uni-Koeln.DE> <11420@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au> <1gh57hINNmd7@life.ai.mit.edu>
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- dmb@case.ai.mit.edu (David Baggett) writes:
- >warwick@cs.uq.oz.au writes:
- >>Piracy is the problem. But it isn't a problem with the users - the
- >>problem isn't "People are too dishonest". The problem is "Software
- >>is easy to copy". You'll not easily change either of these factors.
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- >... Totally correct ...
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- >>All you can hope to do is make them irrelevant... through copylefted,
- >>or shareware software.
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- >Unfortunately, however, you stray from the True Path of Enlightenment
- >here, and begin espousing the virtues of pagan gods and false prophets!
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- So, Dave, what's YOUR solution... or don't you mind people pirating your stuff?
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- I find little credence in an argument that says "You're wrong", but then
- gives no alternative solution. The current software system DOESN'T WORK.
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- Shareware and copyleft may need some improvements, but do you see any
- FUNDAMENTAL flaws (comparable to the "People are too dishonest" and
- "Software is easy to copy"). Sure, you might say "people can pirate
- shareware". Then use crippleware. Crippleware is NOT possible with
- commercial s/w [athough some would quote Windows3 as crippleware that
- just sucks you in to NEEDING something better].
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- Warwick
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