03-19-2004, 07:40 AM
Hi Selby and DeeBye,
In case I did not make myself clear in my earlier post, I completely oppose the use of illegitimately obtained software. I do not wish to defend the position of Saladin of Slovakia. I do not agree with him that is acceptable, in some circumstances, to use and/or encourage others to use Hellfire copies, but I can understand his point of view.
Both of you make valid points in your posts. However, do you really think the issue is as black and white as you would like to paint it? Do you really see no difference in using a copy of Diablo, which is readily available, and using a copy of Hellfire, which is virtually impossible to obtain in a legitimate manner?
IN my younger days, I too, like Plato, believed in moral absolutes; something was either right or wrong. I have found though, as I have gotten older, (not yet ancient) that issues are never as clear-cut as we would wish them to be.
BTW: How come almost every one criticized the initial poster for offering illegitimate software, when he was only trying to be helpful and friendly (even though he was wrong to do so), but no one else, including the moderator, has commented or complained about the tone of the initial response? Have we become so coarse or so righteous, that we just accept such uncivilized behavior? I thought that this website was attempting to set higher standards for polite discourse.
Warren
Malach cha Movis
Excellence is not a skill, it's a habit! "Aristotle"
In case I did not make myself clear in my earlier post, I completely oppose the use of illegitimately obtained software. I do not wish to defend the position of Saladin of Slovakia. I do not agree with him that is acceptable, in some circumstances, to use and/or encourage others to use Hellfire copies, but I can understand his point of view.
Both of you make valid points in your posts. However, do you really think the issue is as black and white as you would like to paint it? Do you really see no difference in using a copy of Diablo, which is readily available, and using a copy of Hellfire, which is virtually impossible to obtain in a legitimate manner?
IN my younger days, I too, like Plato, believed in moral absolutes; something was either right or wrong. I have found though, as I have gotten older, (not yet ancient) that issues are never as clear-cut as we would wish them to be.
BTW: How come almost every one criticized the initial poster for offering illegitimate software, when he was only trying to be helpful and friendly (even though he was wrong to do so), but no one else, including the moderator, has commented or complained about the tone of the initial response? Have we become so coarse or so righteous, that we just accept such uncivilized behavior? I thought that this website was attempting to set higher standards for polite discourse.
Warren
Malach cha Movis
Excellence is not a skill, it's a habit! "Aristotle"