1998-11-19 - Re: manners and piracy

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From: Jim Gillogly <jim@acm.org>
To: coderpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1998-11-19 01:26:12 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 17:26:12 -0800 (PST)

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From: Jim Gillogly <jim@acm.org>
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 17:26:12 -0800 (PST)
To: coderpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: manners and piracy
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Bernardo B. Terrado wrote:
> > Could someone give me a copy of statgraphics for dos or windows?
> > I would gladly appreciate it.

and then took issue with somebody obscenely taking him to task for
asking these lists for a pirated version of this software:

> Well I thought this list was a list of intellectuals, not only good in 
> hacks and coding and programming and the likes but also well "tailored"
> with their manners,

Bernardo, this package costs in the neighborhood of $900 US.  What makes
you think the mannered intellectuals you expect to find on these
lists would either condone or contribute to software piracy on this
scale?  Or that they would not take violent verbal objection to the
suggestion that they would do so?

Take your piracy requests elsewhere.  These aren't warez lists.
-- 
	Jim Gillogly
	29 Blotmath S.R. 1998, 01:12
	12.19.5.12.12, 4 Eb 5 Ceh, Ninth Lord of Night





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