I tried to program but gave in, did some courses and just didn't get interested. I do try to stay as legally free if I can, about 98% of software is free, shareware with no demo or limitation or opensource windows, flashxp and prity much all the games here on are purchaced ones. The rest, well its very small. I must admit I do get music, who doesn't get music, and audio, its mostly for me to listen to I don't share it much at all. And audiobooks. I do have lagit mp3s too. At 03:49 p.m. 5/02/2008, you wrote: >Yeah, I suppose you're right there. I will admit that I was the same before >I got into software development and realised just myself just how hard it is >to do something. >I don't know a single person who has never cracked a piece of software or >copied a music cd and redistributed it, so I always thought, it's only like >recording a tape. People constantly do it, people constantly burn CD's, >cracking software's the new way. >But, like others, I saw sense. I hardly have one piece of cracked software >on my computer now. Every single game that I enjoy I bought legal licences >for, as well as Goldwave, GWVoice, DVD Audio Extractor, and various software >libraries, including registration, encryption and recording systems. > >Regards, >Damien > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 1:58 AM >Subject: Re: [Audyssey] piracy of judgment day > > >> Hi Liam and all, >> I haven't cracked any of your games, but I think I can offer up some >> explanation as to why people are cracking your games. To understand you >> need to get into the mind of a cracker and software pirate. >> A few years ago, back in my late teens and early 20's, I use to heavily >> be into the cracking and software piracy thing before I decided to go >> clean. Usually what it boiled down to was a self-righteous attitude >> like, "why should I pay for something if I know where to get it for free?" >> On one hand I knew steeling was wrong. I would have never walked into a >> Wal-Mart, Best Buy, or some place like that and stole a music cd, >> software cd, or dvd movie off the shelf. I saw that as steeling and >> criminal behavior. >> On the other hand I saw nothing wrong with copying something. It is hard >> to explain, but I had a thousand excuses why copying, pirating, was not >> wrong. So and so was willing to give me a free copy, why pay for it if I >> can get it for free, it is only a copy not stolen,etc. It never crossed >> my mind weather I copied that music or software cd or stole it outright >> from the store someone lost money from my piracy. >> Bottom line at that time in my life copying or pirating something simply >> did not bother my conscience. I can remember at college there were a >> group of us tech types that passed around pirated software like it was >> candy or bubble gum cards. When one of us got a copy of say MS Office we >> would zip the cd and put it on Res Net. When Windows 98 came out whoever >> got a copy burned copies for everyone else, or put it on Res Net for >> download. We didn't think anything about it. It was just something we did. >> Around 5 years ago I began attending church, and I started to reexamine >> not only my life, but the way I viewed things. I concluded after a while >> that weather I copied software or stole it directly from Best Buy, >> Wal-Mart, or somewhere else it was still steeling. It took me a long >> time during my baptismal classes to come to terms with that fact.I also >> had to figure out why I refused to accept copying software and music was >> wrong. You want to know why I copied software and music without a >> conscience? >> Well, the answer comes down to some very basic human desires. The human >> heart and mind is greedy. I wanted that software, music, etc but I >> didn't want to pay for it. If I paid for it that was money I couldn't >> use for something else I wanted. I wanted everything, but I didn't want >> to pay for it all. I actually couldn't pay for it all so I decided to >> steel it, and then sweep it under the mental rug out of view of my >> conscience. Then, excuse it by saying something like, "copying software >> isn't like armed robbery." >> In my own personal experience the only cure for piracy is a conscience. >> Weather the person is a Christian or not they need to believe that >> piracy is wrong. They need to recognize there greed, and hold themselves >> accountable for that greed. They need to let go of their desires for >> material things, and look for non-material things in life such as love, >> friendship, happy memories, etc. To value the things in life that are >> truly worth while, and can bring true joy. >> Liam, I'd just like to say that the piracy and cracking of your games >> has nothing to do with what you did or did not do. The people steeling >> your games are simply selfish, greedy, unsympathetic, and unsatisfied >> pinheads with no conscience. I sincerely doubt they even know themselves >> why they are driven to steel, pirate, and copy. I sure didn't back in my >> bad old cracking days. >> Hope this helps. >> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >--- >Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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