Come on now, that's just unfare, I created a list for software downloads because a lot of people asked me too, and as is stated in the guidelines of my list, if people share pirated software, that's their own doing, not mine! I do not agree with software piracy, especially game pirating. I love audio games, so why would I use pirated copies of them?
-------------------------------------------------- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 6:47 PM To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] piracy of judgment day > 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. > 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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