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Alexander Hvostov wrote:

> Hi...
>
> Actually, if you had software developers who were also pirates, and
> that was it for the world, such anarchy would work... the developers
> make software and everyone eats it up.  Then, some other guy makes
> some
> other software and everyone else, including the first mentioned
> developer eats that up.  So, everything works... even though it seems
> like anarchy.
>

Um, where is the motivation for the second guy to make the software?
According to you later on in this post everyone does everything for
self-gain. When you see the first programmers work sucked up without any
real profit from it, why would anyone else bother putting stuff out?

> I don't really even care what's theft and what's not.  I'm not
> redefining moral values to suit my position... I'm giving you what my
> moral values are.  If someone overprices software, do you think I'm
> going to shell out that kind of money for something that doesn't
> deserve it and can easily be acquired via pirate channels?  Of course
> not!
>

Cool, you dont care what's theft. Where do you live? I need some more
stuff for my house. Maybe I'll just use my pirate channels and buy your
stuff from the guys that robbed your house. Hell, I'll probably get a
good VCR for $20.

> Now, as for how the human mind seems to work, well, I'm no
> psychologist,
> but I can tell you that the human mind seems to work based on personal
>
> benefit and doesn't seem to care about anyone else. (exceptions exist,
>
> and there may be a lot of them, too... don't go into that, please)
> Now,
> saying my mind works that way (and it does seem to, but anyway...),
> and
> there's two options for getting some new hot piece of software.  I can
>
> get it via a convenient warez site, or I can go to the local software
> store and purchase a copy.  Given that my personal benefit comes above
>
> all else (sounds to me also like Bill Gates' mind...), which would I
> choose?  The warez of course!  Note that I don't believe very many
> people really give a [expletive deleted] about Bill Gates and how he
> just lost $50 by getting ripped off a copy of Win95.  Out of the
> millions he probably earns each day (earns?) I don't believe that one
> damn copy -- or a million of them -- is going to oh, so seriously hurt
>
> him.

Hmm... where's my calculator... $50 ..... one million copies ...
$50,000,000. Naw barely notice it.

>  Besides, given the kind of money he makes (and for nothing... the
> only decent product I have from his company is the SideWinder
> joystick,
> which can't be pirated anyway because it's HARDWARE), I think he
> should
> be used to not living in a damn palace like the rest of us.  He didn't
>
> really earn the money he makes, and he doesn't deserve to enjoy it.
>

But if there was a way to get that Sidewinder for free?? That little
green monster's a bitch, ain't it?

> [was going to type something here but forgot what]
>

Probably going to tell someone to FUCK OFF, weren't you. Get a clue you
cheap little bastard.

> Alex



-Tynee!!