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From: price@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu (John Price)
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Subject: Re: All Commercial Software Developers or Companies (pls read)
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Date: 24 Jun 91 18:23:19 GMT
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In article <1991Jun24.024712.25346@Sugar.NeoSoft.com>, peterc@Sugar.NeoSoft.com (Peter Creath) writes:
>...If the company offered demos, it'd eliminate the legitimate
>excuse for pirating.  

Now there's a, shall we say, *interesting* point of view.  Are there also 
legitimate excuses for armed robbery, rape, and murder?

OK, that was out of line.  However, that doesn't change the fact that there 
are *no* "legitimate" excuses for software piracy.  I can understand why 
some people pirate software - it's too expensive.  Way too expensive in 
many cases.  Understanding, however, doesn't imply condoning.  It's still 
wrong.

           John Price * * * * price@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu
           Where there is no solution, there is no problem.