Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!wivax!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!mmdf@brl-bmd From: mmdf%brl-bmd@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Failed mail Message-ID: <1939@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Mon, 6-Jun-83 22:44:02 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.1939 Posted: Mon Jun 6 22:44:02 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 10-Jun-83 13:08:14 EDT Lines: 76 From: BRL-BMD Memo Service (MMDF 4/83)Your message could not be delivered to 'info-micro-outbound @ Brl (queue: brlnet)' for the following reason: 'Unable to parse address' Your message follows: Received: From Brl-Vgr.ARPA by BRL-BMD via smtp; 6 Jun 83 15:36 EDT Received: From Bbnccd.ARPA by BRL-VGR via smtp; 6 Jun 83 15:34 EDT Date: 6 Jun 83 15:17:22 EDT (Mon) From: BRL-BMD Memo Service (MMDF 4/83) To: msimpson@bbn-unix Subject: Failed mail Redistributed-by: Mike Simpson Redistributed-to: info-micro@brl-vgr, postmaster@brl Redistributed-date: 6 Jun 1983 15:35:12 EDT (Monday) Your message could not be delivered to 'info-micro-outbound @ Brl (queue: brlnet)' for the following reason: 'Unable to parse address' Your message follows: Received: From brl-gateway2.ARPA by BRL-BMD via smtp; 6 Jun 83 14:21 EDT Received: From Bbnccd.ARPA by BRL via smtp; 6 Jun 83 14:15 EDT Date: 6 Jun 1983 14:04:35 EDT (Monday) From: Mike Simpson To: harpo!seismo!hao!cires!nbires!zhahai@ucb-vax Cc: msimpson@bbn-unix In-Reply-to: Your message of 3 Jun 83 4:13:11-PDT (Fri) Subject: Re: piracy Redistributed-by: Mike Simpson Redistributed-to: info-micro@brl Redistributed-date: 6 Jun 1983 14:18:19 EDT (Monday) Zhahai, Being somewhat of a flaming libertarian at heart, I have strong opinions against taking something that one does not own without the permission of the owner. I also feel just as strongly in the rights of the individual consumer/purchaser of software. With that in mind, let me respond to some of the "for instance"s you propose. (Please bear in mind that I am NOT flaming against you in any way; I am merely stating my opinion.) 1) Making a backup copy of software is NOT piracy -- provided, of course, that the copy is used solely as a backup. Backing up software is strictly good common sense. 2) Tinkering with the PROMs in your micro should not be construed as piracy -- would you be accused of piracy if you decided that the shock absorbers on your car were not what you wanted, and so went out and purchased a new set and installed them? 3) Any BASIC assembler that (for some obscure legal reason) couldn't be disassembled, I wouldn't buy in the first place. You get the general picture. In a true, free-market environment (which may not happen in my lifetime -- I am 22) the real problem would be that of outright theft and subsequent sale at a profit, which would be an abuse of the free-market environment. Of course that's another story altogether, and should be punished most harshly, but tinkering with a system to see how it works and/or how to improve its performance should be encouraged, not threatened. -- cheers, Mike Simpson Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc. Ten Moulton Street, Cambridge, MA 02238 (USnail) msimpson@bbn-unix OR msimpson@bbnccd (ARPA) msimpson.bbn-unix@udel-relay (CSNET) 617-497-2819 (Ma Bell)