my mother taught me never to argue with idiots
keep feeling big and moral mr star
On Tue, 2005-10-11 at 18:06 -0700, Hex Star hexstar-at-......... |mol
list| wrote:
> I'm sorry you can't handle the truth :'( (NOT!)
>
> On 10/10/05, Sven Luther <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 03, 2005 at 03:36:36PM -0700, Hex Star wrote:
> > > Hey, I'm an Apple user...I actually paid for my Apple laptop and
> > > OS...it is stealing because you are using a copy of a OS without
> > > paying for it and thus you are effectively taking money away from
> > > Apple furthermore this OS being distributed isn't even meant for the
> > > public, it's supposed to be used for select developers ONLY, so yes
> > > this is stealing and illegal...why do I care so much? Simple,
> > > Micro$oft had to go to product activation due to all the pirating of
> > > their apps plus pirating probably has alot to do with their high
> > > prices since they need to offset their losses...I and the rest of the
> > > legit Apple community don't want this to happen with Apple...but hey
> > > if you really wanna get into it wanna say what Apple has to say if I
> > > hand over your IP and copy of these discussions to them? ;-) (and yes
> > > your IP is availible in your emails header)
> >
> > Well, whatever, this may be the case or not, but it is a dangerous precedent
> > to say that copying of non-licenced material is akin to stealing, this is what
> > the music industry is using to sue teenagers, and i think that is the most
> > moral abject kind of things to do.
> >
> > So, please say it is illegal, a copyright violation, immoral, or whatever, but
> > not theft :)
> >
> > Friendly,
> >
> > Sven Luther
> >
> >
> >
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