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

[Rusty Yonkers]

On Monday 04 February 2002 10:28 am, you wrote:
> Rusty Yonkers wrote:
> > (I am currently making plans to buy some Loki games for
> > my Linux system).
>
> Too late.

Is Loki no longer around??

> > 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.

Did that once years ago and Microsoft did not want to pursue since the 
company in question also sold alot of stuff for them.  Also, I ended up being 
the one to do the self audit of the company and it was a month plus long pain 
in the a** for me  and never really stopped anything!  The company paid the 
fines and then continued to do what they had all along. :-((  Left a major 
bad taste in my mouth for helping "the system".  

>
> > 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.

Understand .... but shareware can usually be distributed for free legally, 
then it is incumbant on the recipient to get and stay legal.  I am not 
breaking the law in the distribution.  


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