Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ut-ngp.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!harpo!seismo!ut-sally!ut-ngp!werner From: werner@ut-ngp.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: Software "Piracy" & a note on Brian Keves Message-ID: <492@ut-ngp.UUCP> Date: Wed, 11-Apr-84 08:44:31 EST Article-I.D.: ut-ngp.492 Posted: Wed Apr 11 08:44:31 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 13-Apr-84 01:23:29 EST References: <228@felix.UUCP> Organization: Comp. Center, Univ. of Texas at Austin Lines: 34 Aren't we lucky that there was no patent or copyright law around when the wheel was invented ........ In a serious mode, laws are made by the POWERS that be and they will be buried in the dumps of history. Ethics and Morals are something totally different and tolerance requires that we accept other people living by different standards than our own. As long as our own freedom to live as we please is not restricted. Where an action on my part will not be detrimental to your life, as long as you never know about it, you have little to complain about. If the simple fact that you "know" makes you unhappy, then I will not carelessly put you "in the know". The error on Brian's part (according to my value system) was to broadcast his request, but if nothing else, it started an interesting and timely discussion about a "religious" issue. And as far as religion goes, I'm an atheist, but I do not discriminate against religions of any kind, and I will tolerate 'voluntary' prayers, when it's done when attendance is not obligatory. Down with 55MPH, death penalty for anyone who threatens with a gun ... if I don't get a cup of coffee soon, I'll not get any work done today! werner@/dev/null PS: when I bought my last piece of software, the terms of the the "license" and the lack of a "warranty" made me so angry that I swore, I never buy any software again. Ever read what IB* (which is probably a trademark) guarantees about their software? Go read and throw up!!!