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Article #321Re: Free Amiga Software From Gary Marshall
From: Troy Parker
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 23:00
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 23:00
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In article <3d35790c.10405401@news.froggy.com.au>, Jim wrote: > On 16 Jul 2002 01:50:54 +0100, "John Burns" > <joobs@grizo.free-onlineNOJUNK.co.uk> wrote: > > >On Mon, 15 Jul 2002 13:25:39 GMT, elvis007now@hotmail.com (Jim) wrote: > > >> > >Whilst I see and agree with the sentiment I would just point out that two wrongs > >don't make a right. Karl Marx (who I believe was a bit of a socialist) himself > >said that the ends don't justify the means. > > > > > >> Yeh right! hard at work ripping the poor off! > > > >Fact is Pirates don't give a shit how wealthy a games publisher is all they want > >is to get something for free. Making out that software piracy is in some way > >akin to being a modern day Robin Hood endeavour is morally bankrupt. > > > > A pirate doesn't have to care about the game publisher. A pirates job > is to release their wares and the individual who d/l's has to wiegh up > the morality of wether it's right or wrong. > > I beleive those that can afford to buy must buy, those who can't > afford, well d/l for free. > > Anyone who earns more than $600 per week is in a position to buy all > the software. People that are lower working class or unemployed don't > earn enough money and therefor should have access to warez. What an elitist bunch we've become as a people! A home computer is a luxury. There are people in this world who can't afford basic things like food and shelter (heh, like programmers these days) -- Doughnuts are my downfall
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1096f0,36c87711fdac0d73 X-Google-Attributes: gid1096f0,public X-Google-Thread: 1143f8,36c87711fdac0d73 X-Google-Attributes: gid1143f8,public X-Google-Thread: fb053,36c87711fdac0d73 X-Google-Attributes: gidfb053,public X-Google-Thread: fee24,36c87711fdac0d73 X-Google-Attributes: gidfee24,public X-Google-Thread: 106d72,36c87711fdac0d73 X-Google-Attributes: gid106d72,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-07-17 16:00:43 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed1.cidera.com!Cidera!cyclone.tampabay.rr.com!news-post.tampabay.rr.com!twister.southeast.rr.com.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: Troy Parker <tparker66@nc.rr.com> Newsgroups: alt.emulators.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.games,comp.sys.amiga.emulations,alt.games.abandonware,aus.computers.amiga Subject: Re: Free Amiga Software From Gary Marshall Message-ID: <MPG.179fc13c9b8011369898f5@news-server.nc.rr.com> References: <cfa07711.0206300450.17c463c2@posting.google.com> <329U8.216648$nZ3.102365@rwcrnsc53> <afrr8k$icg$1@gnamma.connect.com.au> <tc34iucuq7ligq65o64n9b4jav1k0lvgu1@4ax.com> <Xns924062AB6921CAlfredPSchwarzkerckh@134.176.2.249> <afukq7$3rs$1@oravannahka.helsinki.fi> <Xns92427EC9A274FAlfredPSchwarzkerckh@134.176.2.249> <c88miussrcvu5e3uqghjl8uuvm4cr8q13s@4ax.com> <3d32ccf8.11639595@news.froggy.com.au> <8962110152175.NC-1.53.joobs@news.free-online.net> <3d35790c.10405401@news.froggy.com.au> X-Newsreader: MicroPlanet Gravity v2.60 Lines: 39 Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 23:00:41 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.57.8.51 X-Complaints-To: abuse@rr.com X-Trace: twister.southeast.rr.com 1026946841 66.57.8.51 (Wed, 17 Jul 2002 19:00:41 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 19:00:41 EDT Organization: Road Runner - NC