From: Bert.Rozenberg@lekkerthuis.com   
      
   On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 10:12:34 -0700, E. Nusbaum wrote:   
      
   > I think the original goal of my post was for those modules for MajorBBS/WG   
   > which it is now impossible to gain registration for. An example of this   
   > would be TW2002, which was developed by High Velocity Software. HVS is now   
   > completely defunct and you cannot find contact information on this company   
   > even with wizard like google abilities.   
      
   It doesn't matter. If it's not released to the public domain, somebody   
   still owns it. The fact that you can't find the owner doesn't justify   
   piracy.   
      
   > I think as far as old Module authors should be concerned, as long as nobody   
   > is making a profit from your module (they're not running a pay board), then   
   > there should be no issue in someone running a "hacked" version of your   
   > software. Trying to make a buck off a free board would be dirty pool.   
      
   So, if I walk into your house and take everything you don't use anymore,   
   it's ok as long as I don't make any money of of it? Get real!!   
      
   When the sales of MBBS and Worldgroup dropped to zero, I made the decision   
   to stop selling and supporting my products. I thought of releasing it to   
   the public, but decided not to. Now you are telling me that because you   
   don't agree with my decision, it's ok if you use a pirated copy?   
      
   Please stop finding excuses for piracy; there ain't. Just do like most   
   ISV's did in the past: buy some programming tools, get a course in   
   programming and start writing your own modules. That's what I did. I wrote   
   MBBS addons to make my own non-profit BBS better, not to make money (which   
   I in the long run did).   
      
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   Bert Rozenberg   
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