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- From: bjst@sth.frontec.se (Bjorn Stenberg)
- Subject: Re: PIRACY
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.104148.7299@sth.frontec.se>
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- Organization: IDK/Frontec - System Design Group
- References: <1960@lysator.liu.se> <XcL9TB2w165w@lakes.trenton.sc.us> <1992Nov16.155829.9031@ra.msstate.edu> <1992Nov20.122511.29924@sth.frontec.se> <jprad.722415967@faatcrl>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 10:41:48 GMT
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- bjst@sth.frontec.se (Bjorn Stenberg) writes:
- > >In 99% of all software piracy cases, the victim doesn't even know nor can
- > >find out if he's been attacked or not, since it leaves no marks.
-
- jprad@faatcrl.faa.gov (Jack Radigan) writes:
- > Bzzt. When sales figures take a nose dive (considering a popular program,
- > not some piece of drek), that is a *highly* visible mark.
-
- Bzzt to you too.
- When sales figures take a nose dive, you haven't been subject to -a- case of
- piracy, you've been subject to -hundreds- of piracy cases.
-
- The original context tried to explain that there is no way of knowing
- whether your data has been copied or not. You chose to move this sentence
- out of the context, I didn't.
-
- > It tends to govern one's opinion on creating a new program later on too,
- > which is another visible mark.
-
- Fuzzy logic here. Your second statement relies on your first statement being
- true. Thus the second is not an argument, and 'another' proves simply untrue.
- (Argument: How can something you don't know about govern your opinion?)
-
- -- Bjorn
-
- /// Bjorn Stenberg, Stockholm, Sweden bjst@sth.frontec.se
- /// main() { printf(&unix["\021%six\012\0"],(unix)["have"]+"fun"-0x60);}
- \\\ /// "- Your documentation no longer confuses me, old version!"
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