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[Vjstbenz at aol.com]

Calm down Richard....

it is just your version of life...that works for you.....

......people who make software for computers.....may never ever get that entity outside of their four bedroom walls....you know...

.....and often is the case...that....commercial software developers themselves.....are equally as cruel to one-another....when developing in teams....irrispective of which corporation/s.......finally own the copyrights on the software material....itself....

The intellectual property rights on s/w...which incase you did not know Rich.....last for ever.......are where all the LEGAL emphasis is placed.....(copying an idea/patent)

Rich if you count the time you'r assigining 'value' to here...in some context's of life...that is a fine thing to do....(you sent a long e-mail...lots of time spent there...well done)

in a larger picture Richard ...i don't have the 'time' to explain away...all of my actions....here...(or defend them)
It was a gift to the list....except...you don't see it the same...

machines work ahead of man...and have done for decades Rich....so....

ofcourse....volunteering a product like a s/w tool demo....for free... can also often mean.....that there was never any market for that product in the first place...(globally)

hence the patent/s thing

In the future Richard ...the 'values' of life that you describe here are changing.... and peoples values and their 'value' as a person....in life....are changing...but not always reciprocally or in earnest...

Today Rich? do you think Billy Gates wanders around the globe in his little camper van (like he started out)....looking for people...who have not got his signed copy of his disk....of windows....?

no no

Billy Gates....is busy...enough Rich....he decides....things like...'should Msoft give 33 billion pounds as a christmas present to it's share holders?(tax etc).....or not?

not 'does it have to give' the cash out?......
....'should it give the cash out?' as a christmas gift?.....

(like a s/w demo......is a gift...)

turns out......Msoft did give out this cash..... 33bill$.......last christmas....

33 billion dollars ...3 dollars.....on each person's share in their portfolio....

www.google.com.....produces serials...on a simple search.....
google is worth 5 billion now Rich...

.....i have respect for LAW ...do you think google do?

.....Rich, how many people do you think it would take...to make a new computer operating system today?....(software)...and how much time and cost?...(don't answer that....look in your toaster....there is one in there....)

Rich........you have the audacity........to speak....on behalf of many many many other members of a mailing list (like you have done....via your e-mail)....it's not right to do that Rich....is it?

......no, i have not noticed that many of the list members make computer software to SELL (hobbies usually)...(i am new)....but it does show you about the..... time/versus/value.....thing above....so

Ethically Rich, your actions in one e-mail....are far worse than any issue like....software piracy....in life....so

Richard...kindly take you opinions...and bury them...somewhere in a dark place...OK?....(sounds like you may have just the right place dude....'look up'....)

:-)

Ben