Mail Archives: djgpp/2000/02/21/21:26:01
On Mon, 21 Feb 2000, Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel wrote:
> Not really. For about 2$ you can get a CD which contains watcom 11.x,
> Borland C++, and a whole lot of other compiler utilities.
>
> You can also get cd-roms with microsoft C++ etc.
>
> There aren't any risks as such. All these guys do is mass duplicate the cd
> in question and let us have it at a very reasonable price of 2 US$.
>
> IMHO we shouldn't pay exorbitant prices when we can get the same software
> at a cheaper rate. I know there maybe ceartian "purists" who will think
> that this is a "cheap" and "not ethical" thing to do, but I'd also like to
> see whether these same people would walk by ignoring a shop selling
> Photoshop, Neopaint, Quake III CD's for only 2$.
I don't know how it is in the place where you live, but over here, it *is*
pretty risky to have pirated stuff. Here, the fine can be as much as $500
or more. Anyway, there's no point arguing about this. Let's stop this
thread if possible.
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