Amigactive (648/978)

From:John E Lord
Date:17 Oct 99 at 23:32:23
Subject:Re: See dee

From: John E Lord <chaos@lamiga.screaming.net>

Hi Michael

, On 17-Oct-99, you wrote:

>> You don't mind if I put you on my "Known Pirates list" do you? Seeing
>> as
> we
>> produce software for the Amiga and PC!
>>

> Look I am a small time pirate (I only pirate large companies like
> Microsoft which
> charge well over the odds for things...also I have never pirated anything
> on the
> Amiga in my life).

OK, so that makes it all right does it? Piracy is piracy whichever platform
you do it on.

> To be honest, I only copy software if it is not worth buying and if I am

So if it's not worth buying than it's not worth using.

> very likely
> never to buy it anyway...I am not trying to justify coping though

That's exactly what your trying to do.

if the
> software
> houses release something crap which I am forced to use it then sure I
> will copy it, but
> then so will everyone else.

Don't use crap software.

> If you are really trying to catch pirates, why don't you look at alot of
> warez type websites,
> search the ftp sites, use IRC channels and look at some BBS...if I can
> find them, I sure
> anyone looking for them would find them.

Yeh, but he's got you now hasn't he?

Regards



John Lord. chaos@lamiga.screaming.net ICQ 39248297 Nick = Chaos

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