Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!ucbvax!ucbvax.berkeley.edu!nj From: nj@magnolia.Berkeley.EDU (Narciso Jaramillo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications Subject: Re: Help converting Kick2.0 for A2000 Message-ID: Date: 18 Apr 91 22:03:29 GMT References: <19005706.ARN00b7@video1.in-berlin.de> <47416@ut-emx.uucp> <14678@darkstar.ucsc.edu> Sender: nobody@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: Postcarcinogenic Bliss, Inc. Lines: 17 In-reply-to: joshin@ucscf.UCSC.EDU's message of 18 Apr 91 20:06:09 GMT In article <14678@darkstar.ucsc.edu> joshin@ucscf.UCSC.EDU (98896000) writes: > I have a > question now, if I did "pirate" 2.0 on disk and then bought the roms > when they became available would that still be pirating? And if it is > considered pirating wouldn't I be supporting C= when the roms came out > and I buy them? Piracy is only part of the issue. The other part is that it's unhealthy to have beta versions of an operating system floating around, both for you and for Commodore. It's unhealthy for you because you might get bitten by a nasty bug and lose data. It's unhealthy for Commodore because bugs in beta versions often cause rumors to spread, even if those bugs are fixed in the final release. nj