Well said, except James Scholes created a list for everything piracy. So, yeah. Well said Thom. , if you need more info about this list I could supply it. Email me offlist though.
On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 15:38:30 -0000, James Scholes wrote: >Well said, Thomas! > >-------------------------------------------------- >From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 1:58 AM >To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org >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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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. 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