Author: Evgeny Shu
Date: 04:03:58 01/29/05
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On January 29, 2005 at 06:33:36, Peter Skinner wrote: >On January 29, 2005 at 06:19:04, Evgeny Shu wrote: > >>On January 29, 2005 at 06:16:16, Peter Skinner wrote: >> >>>On January 29, 2005 at 06:12:37, Evgeny Shu wrote: >>> >>>>Wow :) >>> >>>Yes I have a very nice line here in Canada. It is a Server Tier II cable line. >>> >>>Oddly the reason I went to this package was downloading all the current 6 man >>>tablebases. My ISP got a tad upset at me using around 10gb traffic nightly for >>>nearly 2 months. >>> >>>With this package I have unlimited bandwidth, and a nice 350K/s upload rate as >>>well. >>> >>>Peter >> >> >>Hehe they might give your name to RIAA to get rid of such traffic for a month :) > >Well that might prove useless as I am listed with the RIAA as a supporter, and >my ISP knows it. I have friends who work there. > >I am a staunch anti-piracy advocate. I am also a MS OEM System Builder, a MS >Partner Account Holder, and hold various other partner accounts with companies >like Adobe, Trillian, Jasc, and Macromedia. > >Piracy is the main reason software is so bloody expensive. Eliminate it, and >software prices will come down. > >If you would like all the stats for the rising costs of varying things due to >piracy, I have them. I get a bulletin each week about it. > >I have also lost friends over my views on piracy. I firmly believe that even >when a program is given away as freeware there is still a cost factor involved >whether it be time, money, or a combination of both. You get paid for the work >you do, and those who make software/music/movies should get paid as well. > >Piracy is theft no matter what way you put it. > >Peter I was only joking .. maybe it wasn't such a good idea for a joke after all. What I only ment - 10Gb per night is a lot Obviously piracy is bad.
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