Piracy was Re: HH drives

Why does this legalistic crap with high moral tone forever come up on the list. For the most part almost all old computer collectors are using programs illegally. Spinrite made their money off this version back when MFM and RLL drives were still current. They no longer provide it and haven't seen fit to offer it to PD. I have no problem with some small programmer still supplying AND supporting a vintage program that is of use but there are a thousand others sitting on a program which they won't put into public domain due to not giving a shit about the end user. Why is there not an similar outcry about companies like Lotus or Borland that put out products that were obsoleted because of the Y2K only 5 years after they were issued. They knew damn well it was coming. I won't even touch on the liscensing aspect that the software giants use to avoid responsability for crap they issue. Is it any wonder that so many are cynical about "piracy" The days of "buttonware" and voluntary payment are long past precisely because of these pigs. I will always be fair to the small programmers but for most of the large companies it's tit for tat. Apple and a few others do the decent thing but they are the exceptions not the rule. Lawrence On 13 Apr 2003, , Marvin Johnston wrote: lgwalker@ mts.net