To all,

I resepct these views.  I understand where you are coming from.   And I
can see that what you say makes sense.   And it may be justifiable from
the point of view of those people affected.   I won't argue that.  And yes,
these views are pertaining to you.  You are the one who has to live with
them.
But at some point in time, you will change your mind about your point of
view.  I guarantee it.   I'm not here to judge anyone or anything they do.
But I am saying that my views say to me that cracking software for any
reason
is not right.  I will not do it.  And I will not knowingly deal qith anyone
that does.

If anyone, on this list or otherwise, disagrees with this and doesn't want
to deal
with me, that's your perogitive.  This is a free list and many of us live in
a free country.
But my stance still stands.

I'm done now.   I'll sign off.


Regards,


Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: Roman Black <fastvid@EZY.NET.AU>
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Date: Sunday, April 29, 2001 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: [OT]: The value of a donation


>Bob Ammerman wrote:
>>
>> Milan pronounced:
>>
>> <SNIP>
>>
>> >I allways can offer to help somene with some advice or idea. Maybe to
write
>> some >oftware (or to send cracked version or crack for commercial
>> software...)...The best >stuff we have here is knoweledge....and piracy,
of
>> course..
>>
>> >Milan
>>
>> Please, please, please tell me this was sarcasm.
>
>
>Bob, I don't want to sound as though I am defending
>piracy but really the piclist should be greater than
>any one person's social or political views. Even in
>Australia where I am, and I consider it to be a wealthy,
>lucky country the average wage is pehaps half of the
>average wage in the USA, and many technological items
>cost much more here. Two or three times as much.
>
>When people like Milan and Alexandre talk about things
>like someone giving them a 16F84 makes all the difference
>you have to wonder about the things we take for granted.
>I order 16F84 in the 100's or 500's. Who cares if I
>fry one? But to someone in a country where they earn
>many times less than you and things cost many times
>more to buy, you must expect a difference in the value
>of items and the way they are treated.
>
>So you might think it is right to spend one week's
>wages and buy the latest compiler, but if you were
>really struggling to feed your family and the new
>compiler cost a YEARS wages maybe that would change
>your views? I know there have been some strong threads
>here about intellectual property, but if some people
>are too poor to EVER afford your software does it hurt
>you economically if maybe some of them use it without
>permission? Maybe this is like a de-facto form
>or charity where the rich help the needy anyway.
>The world balances out, it always has.
>
>I respect your moral values but I also respect
>other people's values and try to remember that
>my values are for me. :o)
>-Roman
>
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