Re: (Re: For Robert Craig) stop whining
On Thu, 16 Nov 2000, simulat wrote:
> Gee Irv
> Ralf posts a piece suggesting that maybe the kind of market we have for
> software and music isn't such a good idea. I think he's right. No big deal.
>
> But where do you get all this stuff about letting murderers go free? Are you
> saying there is no grey area? That there's no room for discussion or
> disagreement? Just black and white - good and bad. If you use software that
> you haven't paid for you're as bad as a murderer?
>
> Seems a little off balance to me - but maybe I missed something.
Yes, Martin, you did miss something - Ralf's comment "but I guess in today
moralistic world, it easier to point, shoot and execute (f#$ck Bush, > arggg.
just a typical dutch frase 
than to solve a problem."
If it's "moralistic" to want your kids to grow up in safety, if it's
"moralistic" to think that a young man shouldn't die because someone
wanted a "free" VCR, or if it's "moralistic" to think that people shouldn't
steal months or years of some programmer's time because they wanted
"free" software, then I guess I'm "moralistic".
When it comes to "solving the problem", I suppose it would be possible to
provide free software and music for everyone, by publicly funding it.
Only a few kids would go hungry to pay the taxes. Free VCR's would be
a bit more costly. I'm not sure how we could extend this "solution" in order
to satisfy the desires of the homicidal among us.
Regards,
Irv
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