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Flightless Bird
Frank wrote:
> Alias wrote:
>> Frank wrote:
>>> Alias wrote:
>>>> Joel wrote:
>>>>> Alias <aka@masked&anonymous.com.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Of course,
>>>>>>> that *still* doesn't really address the basic point. No matter how
>>>>>>> careful one is about what warez they install, it's at least *a tiny
>>>>>>> bit* more dangerous than legal for-profit software.
>>>>>> True but not as rampant as the software, music and film business
>>>>>> would like you to believe
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I really did not mean to insinuate that it's "rampant" (although one
>>>>> could make the argument that if it's at all common, that's rampant
>>>>> enough, since it's not worth the risk). I do think it's a lot more
>>>>> common than people who practice it acknowledge, though, and that
>>>>> discouraging it altogether is the only responsible action, since I
>>>>> don't know who might be influenced into naively downloading something,
>>>>> without understanding how to verify it.
>>>>
>>>> A lot of the verified pirated software is spread by CD/DVD between
>>>> friends.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Warez was the name of a group of hackers
>>>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warez
>>>>>> So, now they are calling all of it Warez. It used to be a specific
>>>>>> group of hackers.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I guess it would be hard to get that trademarked.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> No illogic involved, just your ignorance.
>>>>>>> Once again, kiddie,
>>>>>> I haven't been a kid in over 50 years.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I guess I just took you too much at your word about equating Windows
>>>>> insecurity between legal and pirated forms - I should have realized it
>>>>> was more of a general troll about Windows. Still, it makes me
>>>>> wonder, as you would be about twice my age, why you're so aggressively
>>>>> anti-MS.
>>>>
>>>> My first personal computer was the first Mac that came out in 84. It
>>>> had a grand total of 128K memory. It was a cute little machine
>>>> though. I'm against big business in general and those who try to
>>>> impose a monopoly in particular. Some of us hippies are like that
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> the "fool" and "ignorant" labels are getting
>>>>>>> mirrored right back to ya. Why are you getting so sidetracked on
>>>>>>> warez, anyway? It's so totally not relevant to the Linux vs. MS
>>>>>>> debate. I think you occasionally make some decent posts about
>>>>>>> Linux,
>>>>>>> but all the trolling, and bullshitting about warez, casts a
>>>>>>> shadow on
>>>>>>> that.
>>>>>> I am just stating the facts. I do not support piracy and have
>>>>>> never used pirated software. Being able to know what's happening
>>>>>> doesn't mean I am a part of it. I tell customers that bring us
>>>>>> machines with pirated Windows that with us they have two choices:
>>>>>> Linux or buy a copy of Windows.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you for the clarification. In all seriousness, I do recognize
>>>>> that this is just a newsgroup, and as long as you're doing that in
>>>>> your real-world business, I support you.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Stating the truth about MS and about piracy drives the MS fabois nuts.
>>>
>>> The truth is something you are incapable of knowing, let along
>>> spreading!
>>> Oops!
>>>
>>> It's fun to watch
>>>
>>> The most fun is watching everyone in here kicking your lying ass!
>>>
>>
>> Too bad all you can do is make up lies I've told that I haven't told.
>> That makes you look pretty stupid and doesn't kick anyone's ass except
>> your own.
>>
> Who exactly are you trying to fool, fool? You're like a little boy who
> when he closes his eyes thinks no one can see him.
>
> You are a known and admitted liar, cheat, and a thief and a bigoted
> atheist asshole POS loser who is afraid of me and unable to defend the
> honor of his supposed family.
> Oops!
>
You're repeating your lies and insults and not offering any proof other
than your say so, Frank. You're losing it again.
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> Alias wrote:
>> Frank wrote:
>>> Alias wrote:
>>>> Joel wrote:
>>>>> Alias <aka@masked&anonymous.com.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Of course,
>>>>>>> that *still* doesn't really address the basic point. No matter how
>>>>>>> careful one is about what warez they install, it's at least *a tiny
>>>>>>> bit* more dangerous than legal for-profit software.
>>>>>> True but not as rampant as the software, music and film business
>>>>>> would like you to believe
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I really did not mean to insinuate that it's "rampant" (although one
>>>>> could make the argument that if it's at all common, that's rampant
>>>>> enough, since it's not worth the risk). I do think it's a lot more
>>>>> common than people who practice it acknowledge, though, and that
>>>>> discouraging it altogether is the only responsible action, since I
>>>>> don't know who might be influenced into naively downloading something,
>>>>> without understanding how to verify it.
>>>>
>>>> A lot of the verified pirated software is spread by CD/DVD between
>>>> friends.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Warez was the name of a group of hackers
>>>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warez
>>>>>> So, now they are calling all of it Warez. It used to be a specific
>>>>>> group of hackers.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I guess it would be hard to get that trademarked.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> No illogic involved, just your ignorance.
>>>>>>> Once again, kiddie,
>>>>>> I haven't been a kid in over 50 years.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I guess I just took you too much at your word about equating Windows
>>>>> insecurity between legal and pirated forms - I should have realized it
>>>>> was more of a general troll about Windows.
Still, it makes me>>>>> wonder, as you would be about twice my age, why you're so aggressively
>>>>> anti-MS.
>>>>
>>>> My first personal computer was the first Mac that came out in 84. It
>>>> had a grand total of 128K memory. It was a cute little machine
>>>> though. I'm against big business in general and those who try to
>>>> impose a monopoly in particular. Some of us hippies are like that
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> the "fool" and "ignorant" labels are getting
>>>>>>> mirrored right back to ya. Why are you getting so sidetracked on
>>>>>>> warez, anyway? It's so totally not relevant to the Linux vs. MS
>>>>>>> debate. I think you occasionally make some decent posts about
>>>>>>> Linux,
>>>>>>> but all the trolling, and bullshitting about warez, casts a
>>>>>>> shadow on
>>>>>>> that.
>>>>>> I am just stating the facts. I do not support piracy and have
>>>>>> never used pirated software. Being able to know what's happening
>>>>>> doesn't mean I am a part of it. I tell customers that bring us
>>>>>> machines with pirated Windows that with us they have two choices:
>>>>>> Linux or buy a copy of Windows.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you for the clarification. In all seriousness, I do recognize
>>>>> that this is just a newsgroup, and as long as you're doing that in
>>>>> your real-world business, I support you.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Stating the truth about MS and about piracy drives the MS fabois nuts.
>>>
>>> The truth is something you are incapable of knowing, let along
>>> spreading!
>>> Oops!
>>>
>>> It's fun to watch
>>>
>>> The most fun is watching everyone in here kicking your lying ass!
>>>
>>
>> Too bad all you can do is make up lies I've told that I haven't told.
>> That makes you look pretty stupid and doesn't kick anyone's ass except
>> your own.
>>
> Who exactly are you trying to fool, fool? You're like a little boy who
> when he closes his eyes thinks no one can see him.
>
> You are a known and admitted liar, cheat, and a thief and a bigoted
> atheist asshole POS loser who is afraid of me and unable to defend the
> honor of his supposed family.
> Oops!
>
You're repeating your lies and insults and not offering any proof other
than your say so, Frank. You're losing it again.
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Alias