> * From: David Combs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 14:00:24 -0700 >On Tue, May 09, 2000 at 02:46:52PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> In case anyone has the Windows native (not Cygwin) version of GNU >> textutils and fileutils in their c:\bin or c:\windows\command >> directories, I've posted an sh.exe executable in >> >> alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc >> > >Why THAT site? > >I thought that the word "warez" denoted STOLEN software, >that has been "CRACKED" by "crackers", people who figure >out how to defeat passwords, crypto, etc, of packages >that allow download for trial periods, thus transforming >them into "permanent" programs -- ie STEALING it from >the writer/vendor. > >(The list I'm on re warez is about protecting yourself >FROM these people). No kidding. How very colorful. And, so relevant to the posted article. ; To UNSUBSCRIBE: Send "unsubscribe lynx-dev" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
