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From: gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Shareware - does it really work?
Message-ID: <11343@smoke.BRL.MIL>
Date: 19 Oct 89 11:07:30 GMT
References: <4707@wpi.wpi.edu> <126416@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> <4901@wpi.wpi.edu>
Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn)
Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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In article <4901@wpi.wpi.edu> spinner@wpi.wpi.edu (B. Wang) writes:
>		"Honestly, I feel that copying software is not stealing.
>		 Stealing in my viewpoint is removing an material item.
>	So far I have heard responses from ShareWare Programmers,  how about
>	the end users' view?

Here's one:  I think thieves should be SHOT.

Your friend is indulging in rationalization; he wants to steal software
so he makes himself believe that it is okay.  No rational code of ethics
would support him in this.