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From: swarren@eugene.uucp (Steve Warren)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Software theives
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Date: 25 Aug 89 18:53:24 GMT
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YAAPV (Yet Another Anti-Pirate Volley) - Hit "n" to escape now.

In article <574@halley.UUCP> san@halley.UUCP (Steve Sanderson) writes:
     [...description of how his livelyhood was stolen by pirates...]
>Consequently, I've stopped developing for the Amiga because it appears to
>me that what I need from people who would buy my software, i.e. honesty,
>is not available enough around the Amiga.
>
>As may be obvious, I'm bitter.  I'm disappointed that something with the
>personal, grassroots activity around has so much of what I consider
>dishonesty.
>
>
>Steve Sanderson
>
>halley!san@cs.utexas.edu

This is what I'm talking about.  The pirate lovers say "well, if his
software was good enough, _someone_ would've payed for it...", but
obviously "someone" does not include the pirates themselves.  It
reminds me of Leona Helmesly who said, "Taxes are for the little
people."  Her tax dodging probably cost me but a few cents total on
my taxes, but this fact reduces my contempt for her not one whit.
--Steve
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