[olug] Windows XP SP2

[Sean Edwards]

They license the content, but regulate the media that
delivers the content because they can't regulate the
content without the media . . . 

"African or European swallo?"
"I don't know. . . AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!"

-=Sean Edwards=-

--- Jeff Hinrichs <jlh at cox.net> wrote:

> Daniel Linder wrote:
> 
> > Most arguments for the unrestricted
> copying/sharing of digital media
> > (movies, music, programs, etc) seem to forget that
> there is a reason
> > people are asking for money from these products --
> they have a family to
> > feed and take care of.
> > 
> > The end result of this is that only physical
> objects have value and things
> > like music, literature, photography, and other
> digitizable media are
> > inherently value-less.
> > 
> > That's a sad future for those of us who are trying
> to make a living in a
> > digital industry.
> 
> I agree with Daniel, but my reasoning is very
> simple.  If you are a 
> proponent of OSS then you agree with respecting the
> wishes of the author 
> of the code.
> 
> It all boils down to respecting the licensing terms
> granted by the 
> author.  If the software is valuable enough to you
> to use, you should 
> value the author's wishes as well.  If you can't
> live with them for 
> whatever reason, find another piece of code or write
> your own.  Don't 
> dis the authors.  If you are an OSS proponent and
> you've got warez on 
> your system, then shame on you.
> 
> 
> -Jeff
> 
> 
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