Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!ames!amdahl!pyramid!octopus!vsi1!altnet!uunet!mcvax!unido!tub!tmpmbx!netmbx!blume From: blume@netmbx.UUCP (Heiko Blume) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: Blindness / pirating Message-ID: <1523@netmbx.UUCP> Date: 16 Oct 88 02:22:39 GMT References: <8810110723.aa09950@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> Reply-To: blume@netmbx.UUCP (Heiko Blume) Organization: netmbx Public Access Unix, Berlin, West Germany Lines: 19 i dont want to find a excuse for pirating software ( i really think 'pirating' is to SELL other peoples programs - i want to talk about COPYING software), but if i hadn't copied all kind of software i wouldnt even know of many really good programs. this is especially true for me since i live in germany, it has always been difficult for me to spend my money on good products, no joke... (still want to buy smalltalk for the apple, sigh...) i think, the problem is the need to buy most software in order to find out if it's really the stuff one needs or likes. this is especially true for word processors / editors. that's why i favor the concept of shareware and demo versions of programs that let you try out the thing. i think (hope) most people get a good feeling from paying for good stuff, just like in a good restaurant. -- Heiko Blume | lazy : blume@netmbx.UUCP Seekorso 29 | crazy : ...!{pyramid,unido,altger}!tmpmbx!netmbx!blume 1 Berlin 22 | noisy : (+49 30) 365 55 71 | bbs : (+49 30) 365 75 01 WestGermany | telex : 183008 intro d | fax : (+49 30) 882 50 65