Monday, August 5, 2002
Hey buddy, pass the warez...
Posted by Jason Dunn in "ARTICLE" @ 04:07 PM
http://www.pdaavenue.com/forum/index.php?board=36;action=display;threadid=691
Where do you stand on the issue of warez? Do you loathe it? Love it? Indifferent towards it? Marcus Bankuti has an editorial on the subject worth a quick read - I'm interested in your comments on how this related to Pocket PC software as well.
"Pirating music and software is reported in the media all the time it seems. There have been countless debates on the subject, and several different points of views have been expressed by several different groups of people of all genders, ages, and classes. In this editorial I will be focusing on PDA Warez. Incase you don’t know, Warez are basically illegal pirated copies of software illegally distributed for free.
There are basically three major groups of people in this debate. First, there are the people who believe that downloading Warez is an immoral, unethical [sic] thing to do. I would be classified under that group. Second, there are those who feel that if a developer is over charging for their software, and they can’t afford the price and therefore won’t buy it anyway, downloading an illegal copy is Ok and not hurting anyone. Third, there are people who don’t have any problem with downloading software, as they don’t believe they are doing anything wrong. Unfortunately, a lot of people belong to group number three.
Throughout this editorial I will explain my thoughts on the issue, compare situations, explain why so many belong to group number two or three, and sum up why I belong to group number one. Maybe I will even convince some to change their minds on the way they look at Warez."
Where do you stand on the issue of warez? Do you loathe it? Love it? Indifferent towards it? Marcus Bankuti has an editorial on the subject worth a quick read - I'm interested in your comments on how this related to Pocket PC software as well.
"Pirating music and software is reported in the media all the time it seems. There have been countless debates on the subject, and several different points of views have been expressed by several different groups of people of all genders, ages, and classes. In this editorial I will be focusing on PDA Warez. Incase you don’t know, Warez are basically illegal pirated copies of software illegally distributed for free.
There are basically three major groups of people in this debate. First, there are the people who believe that downloading Warez is an immoral, unethical [sic] thing to do. I would be classified under that group. Second, there are those who feel that if a developer is over charging for their software, and they can’t afford the price and therefore won’t buy it anyway, downloading an illegal copy is Ok and not hurting anyone. Third, there are people who don’t have any problem with downloading software, as they don’t believe they are doing anything wrong. Unfortunately, a lot of people belong to group number three.
Throughout this editorial I will explain my thoughts on the issue, compare situations, explain why so many belong to group number two or three, and sum up why I belong to group number one. Maybe I will even convince some to change their minds on the way they look at Warez."
