[KLUG Members] Re: Why does "Software Morality" differ from the rest?

[Bryan J. Smith]

Rusty Yonkers wrote:
> (I am currently making plans to buy some Loki games for
> my Linux system).

Too late.

> And StarOffice is good enough now that I would not even
> have a problem paying $50-$100 for the software if Sun
> decided to start charging for it (don't send this to Sun
> though - they may get some ideas ;-) hmmmmm ).

Actually, Sun is probably going to start charging for it, because
they've had clients refuse to use it because it is free.

> I also make sure that I only give out free software to
> my students even though most everyone else that I work
> with both uses warez and distributes it to their
> students.

Time to call the SBA.

> And with the quality of freeware and shareware stuff there
> is no need for it at all.....

I hope you know "shareware" *IS* _commercial_ software and _must_ be
paid for to continue using it.  It is _no_different_ than shrink
wrapped software in that regard.

-- Bryan

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