It's so nice to see that I am quoted, even though this is the first time I am posting in this particular thread.
I have several point to make
i. I Do own the games I have as ROM,and I do have a SNES in my basement (it just isnt functional anymore and I aint paying to fix it)
ii. I am a student too and I won't lie, in the past I DID have software that was pirated (M$ works comes to mind which I copied from my high school). I am no saint and neither is anyone else, we all have, or have had, at least for half a day, software that can be considered "warez" but we should all do our part to help people that make the programs. I am a programmer, I know how hard it is for someone to code something and make it work and I don't want such hard work to go to waist because some college student cannot afford it.
iii. People look for warez, it's a fact, and even if you do not look for warez you have some imbecile that posts such threads and curiocity takes over. In the past I have used warez to preview apps before I buy them (apps that were not shareware that is), but now that I work full time my company has all the software imaginable and I CAN preview at work, furthermore my company has a site licence and any valid employee can use the software we have
iv. Building on my previously made point, do NOT tell me what someone's work is worth. It is NOT fair. When I, or any other programmer, or worker for that matter, sit down (or stand up depending on the work) and work to make, replace, or repair something, we determine how much the work is going to cost depending on how much we get tired, how exhausting it is for us and in general for other peopel in our field, and most importantly how much work we put into it. Would you even go to a mechanic and tell him "I want you to rebuild my engine for $40" ??? Hell f#cken no! He would laugh at you and kick you outta his shop. It's the same when you tell this forum that you can't afford to pay for DVD studio and you pirate it to view your stupid MPEG2 files. I got news for you. I got MPEG2 files too, I have no medium to view them, so I convert them in a painstaiking process and burn them to VCDs.
v. It is not polite to talk behind someone's back, which is exactly what you did sir with your previous post. I would advise you to use better diplomacy in the future and not to flame people that have not insulted you or otherwise talked to you.
vi. itstooexpensive, aparently you made that ID because you did not have the testicular fortitude to tell us what you had to say with your REAL ID. Until you are a man with enough guts to say what you have to say with your real ID I think that I, and possibly other members of this forums, will just ignore you since you are not worth listening to due to the fact that you are a....oh how shall I put this.... SISSY!
vii. Finally, I think we all agree that this thread should be closed, and any idiots who want to post info on warez sites should go to appropriate forums for that. There is a forum for everything these days, there is bound to be one for warez.
That is all I have to say for now
Admiral
