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From: everett@hpcvra.cv.hp.com. (Everett Kaser)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Cracking games
Message-ID: <31600015@hpcvra.cv.hp.com.>
Date: 19 Mar 91 18:57:45 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, OR, USA
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/ glenn@welch.jhu.edu (Glenn M. Mason) /  2:35 pm  Mar 18, 1991 /
} everett@hpcvra.cv.hp.com. (Everett Kaser) writes:
}> jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook) /  6:09 pm  Mar 13, 1991 /
}>>I AM NOT PIRATING SOFTWARE!!!  I HAVE LEGAL SOFTWARE COMPLETELY ON MY
}>"just unregistered shareware"
}> ^^^^
}>It's attitudes like these that cause me, "just" a shareware author, irritation
}>at pirates like you.  "Unregistered shareware", when used beyond the test
} ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
}Did the original poster ever say that he/she has or hasn't used the shareware
}beyond the test period? or even used it at all for that case? Who the hell
}does this idiot think he is? Why don't you get some of the facts before you
}bite someone's head of like that?
}
}Glenn

It was reasonably clear from Brian's original posting that he had this ONE
unregistered shareware program that he uses.  Brian and I have since exchanged
email discussing the subject, and I have no problems with his situation.  I
do have problems with the general attitude of "JUST shareware", and "I'M not
paying for this stuff".  As I've said on a number of occassions, there's a
STRONG negative sentiment on this net regarding shareware, and I, as a
shareware author who puts a great deal of sweat, time, and experience into my
shareware programs (and have been told by hundreds of registered users that
it's as good as, or better than, much commercial software), have just as much
right to MY sentiment (and the right to voice it) as anyone else on the net.

That's who "this idiot thinks he is".

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