From: questman@ubesuxthemajorbbs.com   
      
   >>There's one thing I never changed my mind about: If I stumble on a pirated   
   >>copy of any of my products, the person will pay through its nose. I   
   >>successfully took legal action in the past and will do that in the future   
   >>too. It's an easy way to make some money of those products :-)   
   >   
   >   
   > And I don't see how saying things like that will win anyone over. Makes you   
   > sound like a snake who doesn't offer registration for his apps so people   
   > WILL crack it, so you can find them and make money off them.   
   >   
   > As I said, dirty pool.   
   >   
      
   I think Bert was talking tongue-in-cheek - he doesn't WANT to go after   
   people,  but he is saying that he will.   
      
   It's incrementally easier for him to make money just selling it.   
      
   Why ISN'T he selling it?  You have to understand, for a professional   
   developer like Bert, he has a semblance of pride in his work.  He is not   
   willing to sell it, for good money, and then not be able to support it.   
   If he sells a copy of Major CD to a Sysop for, say, $150, and there's a   
   problem, and he sold it without support, then his software, and he as a   
   developer, gets a bad name.  It's better to not offer the product for a   
   while until such time as either (a) he has time to do it right with   
   support and updates, or (b) someone comes along and buys the rights, and   
   supports it.   
      
   It's much more involved than sell vs not sell - Vircom feels the same   
   way, thats why Sylvain only sells DMA licenses (no support) to CURRENT   
   owners.  Otherwise, he makes no sales.   
      
   Rick   
      
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