[Gllug] Priracy.

[Rev Simon Rumble]

On Tue 04 Mar, Peter Childs bloviated thus:
> 	Linux is never going to replace Windows until people start 
> replising that Software Piracy is a real crime and is exactly the same as 
> Stealling. 

Analogy time.

You have a can of Coke.  You like your can of Coke.  I take your can
of Coke and drink the Coke.  You don't have the Coke any more.  This
is stealing.

Now suppose I have a magic Coke copying machine.  I ask you if I can
borrow your can of Coke for a minute, copy the Coke and give you the
can back.  Now we both have Coke.  How is this stealing?

Now I know you're going to say that I deprived Coke of a sale by using
my magic Coke copying machine.  However, I just want you to think
about it a bit more before you go around saying copying data is
"exactly the same as Stealling".

> 	Its not the law abiding computer users we need to convert most of
> them know that If its leally free and it works its good. But how do we
> tell the great users of Grokster and the like that Linux is free when they
> argue that windows is free becuase I can down load it for free from the
> internet using Grokster.

Free as in beer is not the point at all.

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Rev Simon Rumble <simon at rumble.net>
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