Unfortunately I seem to have a knack for buying products with well concealed flaws. As a result I am unable to return the program even though It develops into shelfware. Some of the side effects are that the program cannot coexist with certain other programs OR that over time it corrupts the windows registry OR it cannot be migrated to an upgrades machine because the helpline don't work anymore OR it uses unannounced/unsupported OS/hardware conditions that limit some of the features OR .... Sometimes a little larceny is necessary to survive. I won't argue the matter of needing to own software in commercial use. John Ferrell 6241 Phillippi Rd Julian NC 27283 Phone: (336)685-9606 Dixie Competition Products NSRCA 479 AMA 4190 W8CCW "My Competition is Not My Enemy" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sergio Masci" To: Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 12:05 AM Subject: Re: [OT]: Software copying (was Re: PCB Making (a different viewpoint)) > I just love the argument that "a user of an illegal copy of a program is not > depriving the author of any earnings since that user would not have bought a > copy anyway". What a crock... If there were no way to use an illegal copy, > the user would save up and either buy a legal copy or an alternative. "Oh, > I can't afford a car so I'll just borrow the neighbours", yeah right! The > craziest thing of all is that the person that really looses out is the user. > By choking the revenue stream for the author, the author is forced to cut > corners and release inferior quality software. It also stifles competition, > why should I waste time trying to produce a cheap alternative to XYZ product > when people just rip off and use XYZ. > > Fact: good software saves you time. Anything that saves you time is a > benefit to you. > Fact: bad software (regardless of the bugs) that saves you time IS STILL a > benefit to you > If you want greater benefits from your software, encourage the authors don't > dissuade them. > > Regards > Sergio > http://www.xcprod.com > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads