On Sun, 01 Apr 2007 11:43:09 -0500 Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 04/01/07 11:26, Celejar wrote: > > On Sun, 1 Apr 2007 11:07:37 +0300 > > Andrei Popescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Celejar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>> On Sat, 31 Mar 2007 03:44:18 +0300 > >>> Andrei Popescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>> [snip] > >>> > >>>> An interesting trend is that some small businesses who can't afford > >>>> to run pirated software, but also don't want/can't afford to pay > >>>> for MS Office are using OpenOffice. > >>> Only those who "can't afford to run pirated software"? Are there none > >>> who respect the legal or moral rights of software producers? > >> Willingly? When the average income is ~200 EUR/month and some software > >> suite costs ~700EUR, moral considerations come second. The only > >> questions is if you are likely to have a visit from the BSA or not! > > > > Are you arguing that poverty justifies stealing? I certainly agree that > > Justifies? No. > > Explains? Yes. Especially for something as ephemeral as software > and when created by a Big American Company. I agree, and I implicitly accepted as much in my next few lines. > > that we should consider mitigating factors when judging (formally or > > informally) or punishing (judicially or extra-judicially) a thief, but > > insofar as one recognizes a legal or moral basis for intellectual > > property, then low income levels do not justify flouting the owners' > > rights, especially since quality free alternatives exist. > > Unless that culture does not have the concept of intellectual property. I explicitly wrote "insofar as one recognizes a legal or moral basis for intellectual property". Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
