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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
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- From: mwelie@cs.vu.nl (Welie van M)
- Subject: Re: I found a pirate - what shall I do?
- Message-ID: <BxHvCB.8zn@cs.vu.nl>
- Keywords: piracy
- Sender: news@cs.vu.nl
- Organization: Fac. Wiskunde & Informatica, VU, Amsterdam
- References: <1992Nov5.152511.12182@city.cs> <Bx93tw.62C@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> <1992Nov5.175120.9297@ifi.unizh.ch> <Bx9n0F.8p2@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 09:50:34 GMT
- Lines: 34
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- shulick@yankton.ucs.indiana.edu (Sam Hulick) writes:
-
- >In article <1992Nov5.175120.9297@ifi.unizh.ch> matija@avalon.physik.unizh.ch (Matija Milostnik) writes:
- >>No. Piracy is the result of ignorance and stupidity.
- >In your opinion, maybe.
-
- I don't see what piracy has to do with ignorance and as for stupidity :
- Why would you spend $1000 if you can get the same program for $2 ?
- Sounds stupid to me !!
-
- >>IF you cant afford programms, then where did you find the money for the
- >>computer?
- I'm using my dad's computer.
-
- >Maybe the computer was purcashed some time ago, & Mr.X ran out of cash
- >so he pirates. Makes perfect sense. I suppose you'd have to be a
- >pirate at least once to understand.
- >>>And no, don't try to turn me in because I don't
- >>>pirate anymore & I don't use the old stuff.
- >>
- >>Glad you are over this now.
- >Yeah, me too. I LOVE having documentation. :)
-
- Here in Holland it's VERY easy to obtain illegal copied software.
- I know a lot of programs a certainly worth their price and if I
- would have to use a program daily for my study or things like that I
- would perhaps consider buying the program. But then when I want
- a program I can get it almost as easy as going to the computer store !
-
- I wonder what you would do in my situation. I think you'd rather spend
- $2 and buy a harddisk or something for the rest of the money.
-
- Bye
-
-